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When the down-at-heel Princess Zasyekin moves next door to the country estate of Vladimir Petrovich's parents he instantly and overwhelmingly falls in love with his new neighbour's daughter Zinaida. But the capricious young woman already has many admirers and as she plays her... Read Full Overview

Vladimir Petrovich Voldemar, a 16-year-old, is staying in the country with his family and meets Zinaida Alexandrovna Zasyekina, a beautiful 21-year-old woman, staying with her mother, Princess Zasyekina, in a wing of the manor. This family, as with many of the Russian minor nobility... Read Full Overview

Love can be surprising. Love can be heartbreaking. Love can be an art. But love is the singular emotion that all humans rely on most . . . and crave endlessly, no matter what the cost. United by this theme of love, the nine titles in the Penguin Great Loves collection include... Read Full Overview

Este conto russo do s culo XIX descreve o amor em sua forma mais pura e ego sta. Aqui, o personagem principal Vladimir Petrovich descreve seu primeiro amor por sua vizinha, a princesa Zinaida, uma bela mo a que tem em suas caracter sticas primordiais a arte da sedu o e do flerte... Read Full Overview

Love is one of the most profound emotions known to human beings. There are many kinds of love, but most people seek its expression in a romantic relationship with a compatible partner. For some, romantic relationships are the most meaningful element of life, providing a source... Read Full Overview

Ce r cit est en partie un roman autobiographique. Entre maints d tails personnels, Tourgueniev y laisse par exemple entendre que son p re aurait pous sa m re par int r t, cette derni re tant en effet une riche h riti re. Au d but de l' t 1833, Vladimir Petrovitch, g alors... Read Full Overview

Contempor neo de Flaubert, con quien mantuvo una buena amistad, y de figuras como G gol, Dostoyevski y Tolstoi, Ivan Turguenev (1818-1883) es otra de las cimas de la fecunda literatura rusa del siglo xix. Si en novelas como En v speras (L 5670) o Padres e hijos dej patente su... Read Full Overview

И. С. Тургенев - имя уникальное даже в золотой плеяде... Read Full Overview

"The great thing is to lead a normal life, and not be the slave of your passions. What do you get if not?"

Vladimir Petrovich Voldemar, a 16-year-old, is staying in the country with his family and meets Zinaida Alexandrovna Zasyekina, a beautiful 21-year-old woman, staying with her mother, Princess Zasyekina, in a wing of the manor. This family, as with many of the Russian minor... Read Full Overview

Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding Russian paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot.

Isaiah Berlin's translation of the legendary Russian novella of growing up and heartbreakWhen the down-at-heel Princess Zasyekin moves next door to the country estate of Vladimir Petrovich's parents, he instantly and overwhelmingly falls in love with his new neighbour's daughter,... Read Full Overview

Iv n Sergueievich Turgueniev (1818-1883). Escritor ruso. Representa el comienzo del cambio de la narrativa rusa contempor nea. Los recursos narrativos que domina y que est n presentes en los retratos paisaj sticos de su obra son acogidos por otros autores rusos como Alexander... Read Full Overview

First published in 1860, 'First Love' is a novella by Ivan Turgenev, a Russian novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, translator, and popularizer of Russian literature in the West. Some criticized its light subject matter that did not touch upon any of the pressing... Read Full Overview

First Love is an example of a frame story. The story starts with the protagonist, Vladimir Petrovich, at a party. The three guests, all men "not old but no longer young", are taking turns recounting the stories of their first loves. When Vladimir's turn comes to tell his story,... Read Full Overview