Pushkin
Eugene Onegin
There are coincidental echoes in the story of both Pushkin’s and Tchaikovsky’s lives. Pushkin was a literary giant in his own lifetime. In his 20s (like the young Onegin) he led a reckless life in St Petersburg before seeking refuge in the country. Onegin’s friend, the poet Lenski, dies young in a duel: Pushkin also died young, at only 38, in a jealousy-induced duel.
