Slide 2
V.G. Belinsky
"... with such completeness, lightly and clearly, Pushkin's personality was reflected in Onegin. Here is his whole life, all his soul, all his love; here are his feelings, concepts, ideals... "Onegin" can be called an encyclopedia of Russian life... In this work reflected the century and modern man"
Slide 3
Let's try to solve:
Why can the novel in verse “Eugene Onegin” be called an “encyclopedia of Russian life”? this is our fundamental question
Slide 4
Try to identify the main features of “encyclopedism” based on the following plans of the work:
system of images; geographical space; socio-historical context; author's presence and its forms;
Slide 5
Your research topic might sound like this:
The encyclopedic nature of the system of images, plot and composition of the novel “Eugene Onegin”. Episodic characters of the novel. Their role in the broad reconstruction of the “encyclopedia of Russian life.” The spaces of the capital and estates as the embodiment of the Russian “picture of the world”.
Slide 6
You may decide to determine the direction of your research yourself.
The scale and inexhaustibility of the work provide enormous scope for your thoughts. Read! Think about it! Search!
Slide 7
To develop your topic, consider the following questions:
What key images are contrasted with the hero and why? What is the role of episodic characters in the novel? What spaces form the heroes’ field of action? How does the plot reveal the image of the main character? How the socio-political situation of the 1820s influenced the ideological content of the novel? What literary movement does the novel belong to and why?
Slide 8
We have to: 1. Unite in small creative groups to conduct research. 2. Decide on the direction and topic of research within each group. 3. Conduct research based on methodological recommendations and a list of references proposed by the teacher. 4. Present the research results in the form of a presentation, publication, or article.
Slide 9
Having worked fruitfully, we will learn:
analyze the historical and cultural context of the works being studied; determine whether a work of art belongs to one of the literary types and genres; highlight and formulate the theme, idea, problems of the studied work; characterize heroes, compare heroes of one or more works; participate in a dialogue on the works you read, understand other people’s points of view and defend your own with reason; use information and communication technologies to conduct research and document its results.
- “Onegin” is the most sincere
Pushkin’s work... All life is here,
all his soul, all his love; here it is
feelings, concepts, ideals.
-In Onegin we see poetically
reproduced Inu Russian map
society, taken from one of
the most interesting moments of its development.
From this point of view, “Eugene Onegin”
there is a historical poem.
"Onegin" can be called
encyclopedia
Russian life and in higher
st epeni folk
a work..."
(V.G. Belinsky
Alexander's works
Pushkin. Article 9.)
-The first ist-inno-national-Russian
the poem in verse was and is - “Eugene
Onegin" by Pushkin and in it the nationality and
more than in any other
Russian folk composition.
-Pushkin wrote about Russia for Russia
(V.G. Belinsky Works of Alexander Pushkin.
Articles No. 8, 9.)
History of creation
Pushkin worked on the novel for over sevenyears. The novel was, according to Pushkin, “the fruit
mind of cold observations and heart
sad notes." Pushkin worked on it
called it a feat. On a wide background of paintings
Russian life is shown dramatic
the fate of the best people of the nobility
intelligentsia.
History of creation
Chapter IPurpose"And live
in a hurry
and is in a hurry to feel..."
changes
original
plan:
Chapter II “Oh Rus'!..”
Chapter III “She was a girl, she was in love...”
Novel
would be "open"
in time,
each
chapter
Chapter
IVas
"Moral
(morality)
- in nature
of things"
could
the last one,
but maybe
And
Chapter
V would
"Oh, become
don't know
these terrible ones
have dreams
/ You are mine
continuation. Thus, the reader draws
Svetlana…"
Chapter
VI "There,
the days are cloudy and short,
attention
on where
independence
each one will be born
heads of the tribe,
to whom
diereproduces
not difficult"
novel, which
various aspects
Chapter
VII "Persecution"
Russian
life. to Moscow! what does it mean to see the light!
/Where is it better? /Where we are not"
Chapter VIII “Farewell, and if forever, then goodbye forever”
Why A.S. Pushkin changed the original
the idea of the novel
What events happened during the period of writing
novel and how could they influence his plan?
Storylines
1.Onegin and Tatiana. Episodes:Meet Tatyana
Conversation with the nanny
Tatiana's letter to Onegin,
Explanation in the garden
Tatiana's dream. Name day,
Visit to Onegin's house,
Departure for Moscow
Meeting at the ball in St. Petersburg in 2
of the year,
Letter to Tatyana (explanation),
Evening at Tatiana's
2. Onegin and Lensky. Episodes:
Dating in the village
Conversation after the evening at the Larins',
Lensky's visit to Onegin,
Tatiana's name day,
Duel (Lensky dies).
Storylines
ONEGINTATIANA
AUTHOR
OLGA
LENSKY
Eugene Onegin
Prototype Pyotr Chaadaev, friendPushkin, named by himself
Pushkin in the first chapter.
Important influence on the image
Onegin was rendered by Lord Byron
and his "Byronian Heroes"
Don Juan and Childe Harold
which also more than once
are mentioned by themselves
Pushkin. "In the image
Onegin can be found
dozens of encounters with
various contemporaries
poet - from empty secular
acquaintances like this
persons significant to Pushkin,
like Chaadaev or Alexander
Raevsky.
Eugene Onegin
Dandy is a man who takes special care of hisappearance and behavior.
A pedant is a person who is distinguished by excessive
pettiness, formalism.
An epigram is a satirical poem.
Vale – “farewell”.
Iambic, trochee - poetic meters.
Like an epigraph (“And one is in a hurry to live and feel
in a hurry") and the lines read characterize the hero?
What is the reason for Onegin's blues?
What does the main character represent?
Why is the novel named after the main character?
“Most of the public completely denied the soul in Onegin and
heart, I saw in him a cold, dry and selfish person by nature.
It is impossible to understand a person more erroneously and crookedly!.. Social life is not
killed feelings in Onegin, but only cooled him to fruitless passions and
petty entertainment... Onegin did not like to get lost in dreams,
He felt more than he spoke, and did not open up to everyone.
An embittered mind is also a sign of a higher nature, therefore only
people, but also ourselves." (V.G. Belinsky)
Eugene Onegin
The author portrays the herofaceless, often does not call by name
name. So the hero
represents
noble environment and its image
life, empty vanity. Onegin –
the product of this society,
but at the same time it gives him
alien, he is in everything
gets disappointed and falls into
blues.
Vladimir Lensky
Possible prototype - Kuchelbecker, Russianromantic poet, writer and social activist
activist, comrade of Pushkin
Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum.
Freelover,
romantic,
"half-Russian" (not
has a Russian
life experience),
lives in the illusory
world.
Tatiana and Olga Larina
- Tatianaembodiment of Pushkin's
VTatyana
image
Larina
sublime ideas
about the ideal woman.
She
expressed
ideals
educated, subtle, dreamy, close
himself
Pushkin.
Beginning
from III
to nature,
her inner
the world is complicated
chapters,
Tatiana,
along with
With
and significant.
Well-mannered
in French
novels, she does not become
loses Russians
Onegin,
national and everyday traditions.
main
actor
Its tragedy is in conflict with its environment
events.
family, its insignificant spiritual
requests, she suffers from loneliness,
from the inability to be happy
from high love. She's a social victim
living conditions, but does not change his
inner world, while Onegin
Olga
Larina,
sister
Tatiana-
suffers
first of all
from own
generalized
image of denial.
typical
moral position
heroines of popular novels;
beautiful in appearance, but lacking
deep content.
"Eugene Onegin" - an encyclopedia of Russian life
NatureMotherland
Target
creativity
Fashion
Encyclopedicism
Philosophical
questions: love,
life death…
Fate
poet
Food
Mentality
Peasant and
noble
life
Philosophy
Russian
life Lyrical digressions
In lyrical digressions, Pushkin defines the criteria
values of the human person. This is philosophical
attitude to life, death and immortality, to the eternal
the movement of time and human transience
life; this is an attitude towards creativity, talent,
abilities; this is an attitude towards the Motherland. The author is
in the novel and the core uniting the paintings of Russian
life, the connecting link in the pictures of the “encyclopedia
Russian life." Innovation of the novel
A new genre is a novel in verse;
A special poetic meter is the “Onegin stanza”;
The characters and the author constantly change places;
Insert genres (writing, dream, song);
Inclusion of lyrical digressions into the novel;
Open ending, multiplicity of plot;
A combination of romanticism and realism. Creative work
“... it’s already been over a hundred years since he died, and still he hasn’t
grows old, does not become just a collection of works,
academic shrine... And I would like to note one more thing
a feeling that must be familiar to all his generations
readers. It's like we never lose it
physical presence in the world, among us... He is with us,
in all his personal charm of mind and character, which
admired his contemporaries and who we are so
we recognize obviousness in every line of it"
(A.T. Tvardovsky)
Why is the work of A.S. Pushkin does not age and he is
one of the most sought-after classics today?
“Works of Pushkin” - Correct answers: Which transformer of Russia is depicted by A.S. Pushkin in the poem “The Bronze Horseman”? Answers: F.I. Tyutchev. First round: Second round: “you give me, I give you.” Who visited A.S. Pushkin? What is the name of the poem by A.S. Pushkin about heroes, sorcerers, battles? Russia’s heart will not forget you, like its first love...
“Pushkin’s Southern Exile” - The poet’s grave is located in the Svyatogorsk Monastery, not far from Mikhailovsky. Pushkin spent his childhood in Moscow. The Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea captivated Pushkin with their grandeur and beauty. Pushkin was born in Moscow in 1799. An amazing and beautiful name - Pushkin. A year later (in 1830) Pushkin wooed a second time. A few facts from the biography of A.S. Pushkin.
“About Eugene Onegin” - Tatyana Larina - the prototype of Avdotya (Dunya) Norova, Chaadaev’s friend. Pushkin worked on the novel until the last days of his life. Lensky - Olga. Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina is a continuation of the novel Eugene Onegin. Pushkin's autograph - a self-portrait with Onegin on the Neva embankment. Storylines: Onegin and Tatyana.
“Pushkin Exhibition” - Children's drawing competition. 1st section “From birth to death.” Miracle tales. Crossword. Winners of the children's drawing competition. 3rd section “Miracle Tales”. O. Yashchenko). Title: Visiting A.S. Pushkin. City of the poet. CROSSWORD EXHIBITION “Visiting A.S. Pushkin." Tales of Pushkin. (lyrics and music.
“Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin” - The genius of Alexander Sergeevich is certainly universal. I was confident of victory. The alarm was raised. A.S. Pushkin. The transformations and breadth of Alexander Sergeevich’s creative interests are amazing. The event even chose a place - the Black River for the duel. For one "Liberty" Alexander 1 wanted to send Pushkin to Siberia.
“The Life of Pushkin” - But, despite his fame and creative maturity, Alexander Sergeevich was haunted by melancholy and anxiety. Many of Pushkin's works have been filmed. Anton Delvig is good-natured, slow-moving, and a dreamer. Lyrics by A.S. Pushkin. N.N. Goncharova. Alexander was 12 years old when his parents decided to send their son to the Lyceum. Pushkin reads his poem during a ceremonial exam at the Lyceum.
There are a total of 14 presentations in the topic
Slide 1
Lesson topic:
“A.S. Pushkin’s novel “Eugene Onegin” as an encyclopedia of Russian life”
Slide 2
Questions for the lesson
What gives grounds to call Pushkin’s novel “an encyclopedia of Russian life”? Does the novel retain its encyclopedic quality for the modern reader?
Slide 3
Historicism as the main characteristic of a multifaceted work.
History and time are the true heroes of the process of creating a novel. For Pushkin, the historical conditionality of the motives of behavior and the destinies of the characters was fundamentally significant. You can determine the chronological milestones of the characters' biography. Onegin was born in 1795. First appeared in the world in 1811. Meeting with the Author (action of the 1st chapter) - 1819.
Slide 4
Let's look at St. Petersburg in the 1st half of the 19th century
Winter Palace in St. Petersburg
Slide 5
What real historical figures are mentioned in Chapter 1 of the novel?
1. “The second Chadaev, my Evgeny” Pyotr Yakovlevich Chaadaev is a contemporary of Griboedov and Pushkin. 2. “What is Kaverin waiting for him there?” P. P. Kaverin is a Göttingen man, a hussar, a reveler and a duelist, a member of the Union of Welfare.
Slide 6
Theater and ballet of the 1st half of the 19th century.
Slide 7
Bolshoi Theater in St. Petersburg
Slide 8
Theater of the Pushkin era
Magic land! There, in the old days, the brave ruler of Satire, Fonvizin, the friend of freedom, and the captivating Prince shone; There Ozerov involuntarily shared the tributes of the people's tears and applause with young Semyonova; There our Katenin resurrected Corneille's majestic genius; There, the caustic Shakhovskaya brought out his noisy swarm of comedies, There, Didelo was crowned with glory, There, there, under the canopy of the scenes, My younger days rushed by.
Slide 9
Ekaterina Semyonova
Slide 10
Katenin Pavel Alexandrovich (1792 – 1853)
Poet, playwright, critic and translator; translated plays by French enlighteners Corneille and Racine; wrote original dramas and poems (“Invalid Gorev”, “Princess Milusha”).
Slide 11
Prince Yakov Borisovich (1740-1791)
Translator and playwright. His most famous tragedies are “Vadim Novgorodsky” and “Vladimir and Yaropolk”. The prince translated 5 tragedies of Corneille - an exceptional case in the translation practice of the 18th century.
Slide 12
A. I. Istomina
Prima ballerina of the Russian theater. Pushkin calls her the Russian Terpsichore
Slide 13
Pushkin and ballet
Brilliant, half-airy, obedient to the magical bow, surrounded by a crowd of nymphs, stands Istomina; She, touching the floor with one foot, slowly circles with the other, And suddenly jumps, and suddenly flies, Flies like fluff from the lips of Aeolus; Now it will form, now it will develop, And with a quick foot it beats the leg.
Slide 14
Foreign economic relations of Russia
Everything that scrupulous London trades for abundant whims And carries to us along the Baltic waves For timber and lard, Everything that the hungry taste in Paris, Choosing a useful trade, Invents for fun, For luxury, for fashionable bliss - Everything decorated the Philosopher’s office at eighteen years.
Slide 15
Early 19th century fashion
Putting on a wide bolivar, Onegin goes to the boulevard
Slide 16
Culinary art of the 1st half of the 19th century
He rushed to Talop: he was sure that Kaverin was waiting for him there. He entered: and the cork in the ceiling, the current of the comet splashed; Before him is bloody roast beef, And truffles, the luxury of youth, The best color of French cuisine, And Strasbourg's imperishable pie Between live Limburg cheese And golden pineapple...
Slide 17
Ancient realities in the novel
Talk about Juvenal (Roman satirist poet, born around 42 BC) Two verses from the Aeneid (epic poem by the Roman poet Virgil) Romulus (legendary founder and first king of Rome in the 8th century BC) Scolded Homer , Theocritus, but I read Adam Smith... (Homer - ancient Greek folk poet; Theocritus - ancient Greek poet, author of idylls) “The science of tender passion, which Naso sang” (Ovid Naso - Roman poet 43 BC) Terpsichore - muse dancing Venus, Zeus, Diana - the gods of Ancient Greece.
Slide 18
Archaisms
1) Accentological (the place of emphasis has changed): ghost, epigraphs, “on the mirrored parquet floor of the hall..” 2) phonetic Piit” - poet; “eighteen” - eighteen “And drowned out by the roar of violins”
Slide 19
Semantic
Latin has gone out of fashion now: So, to tell you the truth, He knew enough Latin to understand the epigraphs…. But he kept in his memory the anecdotes of bygone days From Romulus to the present day. “A learned fellow, but a pedant.” In the “Onegin” era, a “pedant” is a person who flaunts his knowledge, his learning, judging everything with aplomb, “So thought the young rake.” This word had almost a terminological meaning. It was applied to a circle of riotous youth, whose behavior combined reckless gaiety, contempt for secular entertainment, and a certain flavor of political opposition.
Slide 20
Semantic
“People’s tears, applause...” “Splash” - applause Everything that scrupulous London sells for a plentiful whim... Scrupulous - used in the meaning of “relating to outfits, dandy.” And this meaning of the word is now outdated. --------
Slide 21
Foreign words
Why are there so many foreign words in the first chapter? Some are even written in Latin script: Madam, Monsieur I`Abbe, dandy, vale, roast-beef... And the words are from different languages: French, English, Latin, English again...
Slide 22
The main theme of the entire first chapter is the theme of personality development during adolescence. Let's take a closer look at the “young man at the beginning of the 19th century” from the point of view of the laws of psychology and compare the resulting portrait with the appearance of a modern young man.
Slide 23
“He has his hair cut in the latest fashion, dressed like a London dandy.”
“Young people always want to be different from their elders, and the easiest way to do this is with external accessories. One of the functions of youth fashion and slang, which often shocks conservative fathers, is that with their help teenagers and young men mark and distinguish between “us” and “strangers”.
Pushkin quote
Psychologist I.Kon
Slide 24
“I don’t have time to tell you everything that Evgeniy still knew.”
“The abstract philosophical orientation of youthful thinking is connected, of course, not only with formal logical operations, but also with the peculiarities of the emotional world of early youth. ...The breadth of intellectual interests is often combined in early youth with scatteredness, lack of system and method"
Pushkin quote
Psychologist I.Kon
Slide 25
“He spent at least three hours in front of mirrors...”
“Teenagers and young men are especially sensitive to the characteristics of their body and appearance, comparing their development with the development of their comrades. It is very important for guys how much their body and appearance correspond to the stereotypical image. At the same time, the youth standard of beauty and simply “acceptable” appearance is often overstated and unrealistic.”
Pushkin quote
Psychologist I.Kon
Slide 26
“In his first youth he was a victim of violent pleasures and unbridled passions” “I love wild youth”
The epithet “mad” denotes the extreme dynamism of youth. Youth is a chaotic, stormy, contradictory time. Let us especially highlight the etymological semantics of the epithet mad. Rabid is formed from infuriate, demon. In passion, extreme dependence on seething elemental feelings, there is a lot of demonic, “sins of youth”, For example, Onegin’s romances with married ladies.
Pushkin quote
Psychologist I.Kon
Slide 27
He was bored with the noise of the world... Having overthrown the burden of the conditions of the world...
Variant of youth crisis. The cycle of early youth (“Be like everyone else”) has ended. The transition to mature youth begins (“Who am I?”). Interest in the recently so attractive secular pursuits has disappeared. Satisfaction with passion set in. As a result of spiritual evolution and self-knowledge, the level of claims increases. This is the main acquisition of youth - the discovery of one’s inner world, personal identity. “Youth is the final stage of primary socialization.”
Pushkin quote
Psychologist I.Kon
Slide 28
YOUTH
LOVE FUN
SOCIALIZATION PREPARATION FOR MATURE
CHOICE FREEDOM
PASSION FOR LEARNING
ERRORS RESPONSIBILITY
CREATION
Slide 29
The main unit of the novel is the “Onegin stanza”, consisting of 14 lines. Rhyme scheme: AbAb VVgg DeeD zhzh (uppercase letters are female rhymes, lowercase letters are masculine rhymes).
“My uncle had the most honest rules, And He forced him to respect himself, and he couldn’t have come up with a better idea. And His example to others is science; b But, my God, what boredom B Sitting with a sick person day and night, B Without leaving a single step! d What low deceit d To amuse a half-dead person, D Adjust his pillows, f It’s sad to offer medicine, D Sigh and think to yourself: g When will the devil take you!” and
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A. S. Pushkin’s novel “Eugene Onegin” is “an encyclopedia of Russian life.” (V.G. Belinsky)
“He rushed to Talon: He was sure that Kaverin was waiting for him there.” “My second Chaadaev, Evgeniy...” Pushkin’s contemporaries Pyotr Kaverin - Pushkin’s lyceum friend, hussar, duelist, merry fellow, rake, member of the “Union of Welfare.” Pyotr Chaadaev - hussar. Public figure. Philosopher. He had a great influence on Pushkin. Known for his love of freedom. The art of dressing has been elevated to almost historical significance. Chatsky's prototype.
Brilliant, half-airy, obedient to the magical bow, surrounded by a crowd of nymphs, stands Istomina; She, touching the floor with one foot, slowly circles with the other, And suddenly jumps, and suddenly flies, Flies like fluff from the lips of Aeolus; Now it will form, now it will develop, And with a quick foot it beats the leg. Avdotya Istomina - famous ballerina of the 19th century Pushkin's contemporaries
Theater life in Russia in the 19th century. The theater is already full; the boxes shine; The stalls and the chairs, everything is boiling; In paradise they splash impatiently, And, rising, the curtain makes a noise. P.S. The boxes shine with medals on their uniforms and ladies’ diamonds, because ladies could only appear in the boxes. Seating - several rows of seats in front of the stage. A noble audience sat here. Parterre is the space behind the seats. Here we watched the performance while standing. Tickets were cheap. Rayok is the upper gallery, the seat of the democratic public, which demands the start of the performance with applause. What kind of audience was Onegin among at the theater? Why did he visit the theater?
Fashion of the 19th century Was Onegin a fashionista? Or were you completely indifferent to fashion trends? Dandyism is a principle of fashion and behavior. Stay in the light until you make an impression. A sign of dandyism is the elegant pose of a disappointed and indifferent person.
Fashion of the 19th century “But trousers, a tailcoat, a vest... All these words are not in Russian...” “Wearing a wide bolivar, Onegin goes to the boulevard...” The fashion of the early 19th century reflects all the trends of the time. As soon as information about the liberation struggle in Latin America reached Russia, people wearing Bolivar hats appeared. Onegin, wanting to appear before the secular public of St. Petersburg, dressed in the latest fashion, puts on such a hat.
The most common home clothing for nobles was a robe. Describing the heroes who exchanged their tailcoats for a robe, Pushkin makes fun of their simple, measured life, busy with peaceful concerns. The poet writes about old Larina: “... But soon everything disappeared: the corset, the album, Princess Arina, the notebook of sensitive poems. She forgot: she began to call the old Selina Akulka And finally renewed her dressing gown and cap on cotton wool.” And predicting the future of Lensky, Pushkin noted: “...Or maybe this: the poet Ordinary gave an inheritance. The youthful summers would have passed; The ardor of his soul would cool. He would have changed in many ways, Parted with the muses, got married, In the village, happy and horned, Would have worn a quilted robe...” Fashion of the 19th century
The decoration of Onegin's office Amber on the pipes of Constantinople, Porcelain and bronze on the table, And, a joy to pampered feelings, Perfume in cut crystal; Combs, steel files, straight scissors, curved ones, and thirty kinds of brushes for both nails and teeth. Rousseau (I note in passing) Could not understand how the important Grim dared to clean his nails in front of him, an eloquent madman. The defender of liberty and rights is completely wrong in this case. P.S. Perfume came into fashion in Russia only at the end of the 18th century. In the time of Onegin, i.e. in the 20s of the 19th century, it was still a fashionable novelty.
A noble dwelling... And here is the fireplace; Here the master sat alone... Here the late Lensky, our neighbor, dined with him in the winter.
Noble home “She loved to warn the sunrise on the balcony”
"May be. You have seen the album of a district young lady more than once...” “Whoever reads a secret without asking, He will be left without a nose.” “Three graces were previously considered in the world, But you appeared, and there were four of them.” The album began with advice from his mother. The albums contained poems by Zhukovsky, foreign poets, candy wrappers with poems, herbs and dried flowers between the sheets, and many pencil drawings.
Duel. Rules of the duel. 1. The duelists had to have seconds from among the nobles they knew. 2. The seconds had to reconcile the warring parties. The last attempt at reconciliation should have been a few minutes before the duel. 3. If one of the duelists was late, the duel was canceled. 4. everyone came with their own pistols. They charged under the supervision of seconds. Did the duel between Onegin and Lensky take place in accordance with the rules? How did Onegin feel about the upcoming duel with Lensky? Did he have plans to kill him?
Duel The pistols are already flashing, the hammer is rattling on the ramrod. The bullets go into the faceted barrel, and the trigger clicks for the first time. Here the gunpowder is pouring onto the shelf in a grayish stream. Serrated, Securely screwed in flint Cocked yet. Behind the nearby stump Guillo becomes embarrassed. Cloaks are thrown by two enemies. Zaretsky measured thirty-two steps with excellent accuracy, separated his friends to the last trace, and each took his own pistol.
Pictures of the life of serfs Between business and leisure She discovered the secret of how to autocratically rule a spouse, And then everything went smoothly. She went to work, salted mushrooms for the winter, managed expenses, shaved her foreheads, went to the bathhouse on Saturdays, beat the maids in anger - all this without asking her husband. She used to write in blood in the albums of gentle maidens, Call her Polina Praskovya, And say in a sing-song voice... “Tell me, nanny, About your old years: Were you in love then?” - And, that’s it, Tanya! These summers We have not heard about love; Otherwise my dead mother-in-law would have driven me out of the world. - “How did you get married, nanny?” - So, apparently, God ordered it. My Vanya Was younger than me, my light, And I was thirteen years old. The matchmaker visited my relatives for two weeks, and finally my father blessed me. I cried bitterly out of fear, They unraveled my braid while crying, and led me to church singing.
