Eugene Onegin

This novel in verse about a bored young man from high society is one of the fundamental works of world literature. Eugene Onegin, jaded with social life in St. Petersburg, moves to the countryside where he has inherited an estate from his uncle. His faithful friend, the poet Lensky, keeps him company, but Onegin's ennui does not leave him even here. Through Lensky, he meets Tatyana, who is so enchanted by Onegin that she desperately confesses her love for him in a letter. However, Onegin does not reply and rejects her feelings… After killing his friend Lensky in a duel, he sets off on a aimless journey around the world, but finds no meaning in his life. When he finally realises his mistake and returns to St. Petersburg, it is already too late for him and Tatyana…

Pushkin's masterpiece is a story full of emotion and twists. Its hero is often described as a so-called “superfluous man”, and in this novel, written in an original form (the so-called Onegin stanza), Pushkin masterfully portrays the squandering of a human life.