Eugene Onegin

«Eugene Onegin» was written nearly two centuries ago. But during this time it has not become outdated or aged at all. Vissarion Belinsky called Pushkin's novel «the encyclopedia of Russian life.» The critic was absolutely right. This text remarkably encapsulates the details of the private existence of people from a bygone era. Moreover, the book has not lost its literary charm to this day. Today's reader can and should read «Eugene Onegin» as a «novel of education.» Let's forget about school literature lessons and carefully analyze the story of young people who are just entering life. Pushkin managed to create characters that became archetypes for the behavior of many who came into the world much later. Onegin, Tatiana, Lensky, Olga have become common names. And their stories are the basis for numerous opera librettos, plays, and film scripts. The novel in verse «Eugene Onegin» is the greatest work that secured the fame of A. S. Pushkin as the «genius of Russian literature» and influenced all of Russian literature. This edition is prepared for the 225th anniversary of the birth of the great poet and is equipped with illustrations and informative comments compiled by the writer Vladimir Sobol.