Yevgeni Onegin, one of the main characters in the novel, draws attention with his character structure and behavior and is also seen in many subsequent Russian novels, and all of them derive from this character drawn by Pushkin. Pushkin likens himself to this type.
Yevgeni Onegin is a young Russian nobleman who is tired of the high society life in the capital. He inherits a country mansion in the countryside from his uncle, and Onegin leaves the capital and moves to this mansion. There he begins an unexpected friendship with Vladamir Lenski, a little-known poet.
Yevgeni Onegin is one of the most important works created by the unquestionably great Russian poet Aleksander Pushkin (1799-1837) in his short life... This is a novel of poetry... The interesting, realistic, and lyrical story of the novel is told entirely in the poet's uniquely beautiful verses. The novel consists of 389 poetic stanzas. Each of these stanzas is written with a rhyme scheme that the poet created in this novel and is seen for the first time in the world of literature.
Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin. Onegin is considered a classic of Russian literature, and its eponymous protagonist has served as the model for a number of Russian literary heroes (so-called superfluous men). It was published in serial form between 1825 and 1832. The first complete edition was published in 1833, and the currently accepted version is based on the 1837 publication.
Each line written in a type of quadrimeter called "Yambic Meter" (derived from the satirical poet Yamb in Greek mythology) complies with a rhyme system seen in all continents.
Aside from the difficulty of telling the entire novel with a long poem that complies with this order and the poetic beauty of the work, the fact that the subject is narrated impressively and realistically and the events in it are handled perfectly from beginning to end reveal the extraordinary value of this great work.
Yevgeni Onegin, one of the main characters in the novel, draws attention with his character structure and behavior and is also seen in many subsequent Russian novels, and all of them derive from this character drawn by Pushkin. Pushkin likens himself to this type. Onegin is the son of a noble family in the capital. He is a young man who is fed up with society, social rules, and formal behavior. He doesn't care about society. He is an arrogant, arrogant person who does not care about social values. (The example of the English poet Lord Byron, one of the cornerstones of European culture, also fits this). One of the important features of this personality is quarrelsome and dueling. He always remembers his past days with longing. (Later, the same character appears in the novel "Diaries of a Useless Man" written by Ivan Turgenev. This character was frequently encountered in Russian literature in the 1820s and 1830s).
Later, composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky decided to make Yevgeny Onegin into an opera. This opera, with its extraordinarily beautiful music, added a special value to the novel Yevgeni Onegin.
Yevgeni Onegin is tired of the socialite and ostentatious life of the capital and is looking for a way to escape. He inherited a mansion in the countryside from a relative who died around this time. Wanting to take advantage of this opportunity, Yevgeny Onegin immediately escapes from the capital and moves to a mansion in that provincial city. Here he meets a young poet named Vladimir Lenski, and they soon become close.
Vladimir Lenski also introduces his new friend to his fiancee Olga and her family. Olga's older sister, Tatyana, falls in love with Onegin as soon as she sees him, but unfortunately, she cannot find a response from him. Onegin rejects Tatyana, who declares her love for him and humiliates the young girl with haughty words. After a while, a party will be held at the young girl's house for Tatyana's name day. Onegin, who is invited here, does not want to go at first, but upon Vladimir Lenski's insistence, he decides to go to the party. The party will be among the family, Vladimir promised. But when he went there, Yevgeni Onegin saw that it was just like those flashy and crowded parties in the capital, and became very angry at the situation. With his anger towards Vladimir, he approaches Olga, the young man's fiancée, and seduces her there. This situation leads to a duel between Vladimir and Onegin, in which Onegin kills Vladimir Lensky. To avoid being caught and imprisoned, he leaves his mansion and runs away.
Tatyana, who came to the mansion after him, wanted to feel Onegin's memory and presence there. Meanwhile, he examines the books Onegin is reading, sees the short notes written in their margins, and understands from these notes that Onegin is actually a forced and artificial character, a kind of fashionable character, who has eclectically collected certain features.
Years later, Tatyana and Onegin, who settled in Moscow and got married and joined the nobility, meet again at a party. Onegin cannot recognize Tatyana at first, but when he realizes who she is, he falls in love with her. However, now it is Tatyana's turn to refuse.