Turgenev's first love read online summary. Consequences of a long history, or Death of a beloved

In 1860, Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev wrote the story “First Love.” It is interesting that the author treated this work with particular trepidation, because many of the moments described in the story were taken from the biography of Ivan Sergeevich and his own father. What is it about?

Here he describes his impressions of his first deep feeling and reveals the details of the family drama. How was his own first love reflected in the story? summary, heroes and main idea- the topic of our article.

The images of the main characters of the work “First Love” are copied from real people:

• Volodya. This hero is the embodiment of the author himself in his youth. The experiences and feelings of Vladimir Petrovich can tell us what Ivan Sergeevich himself once experienced.
• Princess Zinaida Alexandrovna. This heroine also had real prototype. This is Ekaterina Shakhovskaya, a poetess with whom the writer was in love.
• Pyotr Vasilyevich is the father of the main character. The prototype is the father of Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev - Sergei Nikolaevich, who did not love his wife, entered into marriage because of the promise of material gain.
  His wife, Varvara Petrovna, was much older. Sergei Nikolaevich had success with women during his lifetime, and with Shakhovskaya for a long time The whirlwind romance continued.

Interesting! The story was filmed four times, not only by Russian directors, but also by foreign ones. For example, a French film adaptation of the book was released in 2013.

Turgenev said that it was important for him to describe everything reliably. There was no resentment left against either the former beloved or the father. The author tried to understand their actions.

The beginning of the story

The action of Turgenev's story "First Love" takes place in 1833. The main character of the book, Vladimir Petrovich, is 16 years old.

The young man lives with his father and mother at a dacha in Moscow, preparing to become a university student.

Unexpectedly, an event occurs in the life of the main character that has a profound impact on him and the life of his entire family.

Next to the dacha of Volodya and his parents there was a poor outbuilding in which Princess Zasekina and her daughter settled.

Volodya accidentally encounters the young princess Zinaida, and he likes the girl. He dreams of getting to know her better.

This was helped by chance. The princess's mother wrote a letter to Volodya's mother. The message was not very literate and contained a request for help. Zasekina asked for patronage.

The young man’s mother was not indifferent to other people’s troubles and ordered the young man to go to the Zasekins’ house and invite him to dinner.

During this visit, Volodya met Princess Zinaida. It turned out that she was twenty-one years old. The princess initially flirts with the hero of the story, but soon stops doing so.

During dinner, it becomes clear that Princess Zasekina is not very strong in manners: she sniffs tobacco loudly, cannot sit quietly in a chair, and constantly complains about her difficult financial situation.

The daughter seems to be the complete opposite - she behaves with restraint, proudly. Zinaida Aleksandrovna communicates in French with Volodin’s father and at the same time looks at him incredulously. She shows no interest in Vladimir himself at dinner. And, nevertheless, before leaving, in a whisper she invites him to visit him in the evening.

The birth of first love

Arriving at the princess, the young man discovers that the girl has many admirers:

• poet by the name of Maidanov,
• Dr. Lushin,
• retired captain Nirmatsky,
• hussar named Belovzorov.

In this company the evening was very fun and noisy. The young man even manages to kiss Zasekina’s hand. The girl does not let Vladimir Petrovich leave her side even one step. The young man decides that he is also not indifferent to her.

The next day, Volodin’s father asks about the princess and family, and then he himself went to the Zasekins’ wing.

After dinner, the young man also goes to visit the princess, but she doesn’t even come out. From that moment on, the girl seems to ignore him, and because of this, the hero suffers.

When Zinaida reappears, she feels happy.

So the young man becomes dependent on the presence of his beloved and experiences a feeling of jealousy towards the girl’s admirers. She soon guesses about the hero’s feelings.

Zinaida Aleksandrovna appears very rarely in the house of Volodya’s parents. The young man’s mother does not like the princess, and the father sometimes communicates with the girl - little and restrainedly, in some language that the two of them understand.

Important! Wikipedia, in its article on the story, provides users with not only a summary, but also a lot interesting facts about the creation of a work.

The Mystery of Zinaida

Suddenly the princess changes dramatically - from a coquette she turns into a thoughtful girl. He walks alone for a long time and often refuses to go out when guests come.

Vladimir suddenly understands that the princess is seriously in love. But at the same time, the hero has no idea who kindled this feeling in the princess.

One day the young man was sitting in the garden, on the wall of a dilapidated greenhouse, and suddenly saw Zinaida.

The girl also noticed Vladimir and ordered him to immediately jump onto the road to prove her feelings. The young man complied with this request, but falling to the ground, he lost consciousness for a moment.

Because of what happened, the girl is very scared and in a fit of emotion even kisses the young man, but when he comes to his senses, he leaves and does not allow him to go with her. The young man feels inspired. True, the next day, when they meet, the princess acts distantly.

Later, Volodya and Zinaida meet again in the garden. The young man wants to leave, but the princess does not allow him to do so. The girl behaves kindly and sweetly, says that she is ready to be a friend and jokes that Vladimir can become her page.

This joke is picked up by Count Malevsky, who says that the young man is now obliged to know every little thing about his “queen” and be constantly nearby.

Vladimir attaches great value With these words, he goes into the garden at night to guard the girl, taking with him an English knife.

Suddenly he meets his father, gets scared, drops his weapon on the ground and runs away.

The next day the young man wants to discuss with his beloved what happened. But Zinaida cannot communicate face to face. Her twelve-year-old brother from the cadet school comes to the girl, and she asks the young man to entertain the boy.

In the evening, the princess finds Volodya in the garden and asks what happened and why he is so sad. He replies that he is dissatisfied with the fact that his beloved does not take him seriously. The girl asks for forgiveness. Volodya cannot hold a grudge against his beloved, so after a quarter of an hour he is already running around the garden with all his might with the girl and her brother and enjoying life.

Resolution of the story

The hero tries to communicate with his beloved as if nothing had happened, tries not to keep it in his head bad thoughts and not suspect the girl of anything. But a week later, returning home, he witnesses a scandal between his parents.

The mother says that her husband has a relationship with Princess Zasekina: an anonymous letter has arrived with information about this. The young man cannot believe it.

The next day, the mother announces that she is moving to another city and taking her son with her.

Volodya wants to say goodbye to his beloved before leaving, confesses his love to Zinaida, and says that he cannot love anyone else.

After some time, the young man meets Zinaida again by chance. Vladimir goes horseback riding with his father. Suddenly, his father gives him the reins and disappears.

The young man goes after him and discovers that he is communicating with the princess through the window, persistently says something to the girl, and Zinaida suddenly extends her hand. The father suddenly raises his whip and strikes. The girl is scared, but silently brings her bruised hand to her lips. Volodya is very alarmed by what he sees and runs away in fright.

Some more time passes. The hero of the story moves to St. Petersburg with his parents and becomes a university student.

Six months later, his father suddenly passes away unexpectedly: he receives a letter from Moscow and then dies of a heart attack. Afterwards, Volodya’s mother sends a substantial sum of money to Moscow.

Four years pass. Suddenly, Vladimir runs into an old acquaintance, Maidanov, in the theater.

He told him that Zinaida now also lives in the northern capital. She is married and wants to move abroad.

After the loud story with Volodya’s father, it was difficult for Zinaida to find a good groom. But since the girl was smart, she was able to do it.

Maidanov even tells the young man where exactly Zinaida lives. Volodya comes to the princess some time later and receives sad news on the spot. His beloved died in childbirth four days ago.

Important! Like Turgenev’s other works, this story can be read online for free on many resources.

What is the story about?

The story “First Love” almost completely reflects the difficult situation that occurred in the author’s life. It describes the details of a family drama. The work is written in an easy way, in simple language, and thanks to this, the reader can feel the experiences of the characters and better understand the essence of the work.

It is impossible not to believe in the sincerity of Vladimir Petrovich’s feelings and to experience with him the stages of his growing up - from passionate and enthusiastic first love to sympathy.

The work clearly shows how the relationship between Volodya and Zinaida changes, as well as how his attitude towards his own father changes.

The story also well reveals the image of Princess Zinaida Alexandrovna. We see how she transforms from a frivolous flirtatious young lady into a devoted and loving woman. In addition, here Turgenev reflects the deep feeling of Volodya's father.

He didn't love his wife, he married her for money. And he sincerely fell in love with Zinaida, but he had to suppress this feeling within himself.

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Let's sum it up

Despite what the main character had to endure, he did not hate either Zinaida or his father. On the contrary, he fell in love with his father even more.

1. Volodya- a sixteen-year-old boy preparing to enter university.
2. Zinaida Alexandrovna- a twenty-one-year-old princess, beautiful, smart, changing throughout the story.
3. Peter Vasilievich- Volodya’s father, a man still young and handsome, but distant and cold, married for convenience.

Vladimir Petrovich invites his two comrades to tell the stories of their first love. They turn out to be very simple and uninteresting, and then Vladimir writes and reads his story out loud.

Chapter 1. Dacha opposite Neskuchny

In the summer of 1833, Volodya’s parents rented a dacha in Moscow. His mother was a jealous woman 10 years older than his father, Pyotr Vasilyevich was a confident, calm, handsome man.

They lived in a large manor house. Volodya felt the approach of his first feelings, the image of a woman constantly hovered around him. At this time, the family of Princess Zasekina settled in the neighboring outbuilding, small and very dilapidated.

Chapter 2. First meeting

One of Volodya's main entertainments was shooting crows. Every day the young man took a gun with him and walked around the garden. One day, through a crack in the fence, he saw a beautiful, graceful girl hitting the foreheads of the young people crowded around her with flowers.

Suddenly, unnoticed by the boy, one of them (Lushin) made a playful remark to him. The girl laughed, and Volodya ran home bashfully. For the rest of the day he was possessed by a strange excitement and joy.

Chapters 3-4. First visit to the Zasekins

While Volodya was thinking about ways to meet the princess, his mother received a letter from the princess. In a completely illiterate note, Zasekina asked for protection from a more influential neighbor. The young man was sent to convey the answer.

All the furnishings of the house were cheap, tasteless, and unkempt. After a short conversation with the hostess, Voldemar, as the princess nicknamed him, went to help her untangle the wool.

The young man quickly liked Zinaida. When she ran out to meet Hussar Belovzorov, who brought her a kitten, the young master felt awkward. He was tormented by jealousy.

Chapter 5. Meeting of Zina and father

Princess Zasekina visited Volodin's mother and was invited to dinner with her daughter. Pyotr Vasilyevich knew something about the late Zasekin and the whole family; he spoke of Zina as an intelligent and educated girl.

While walking in the garden, Volodya met the princess, but she did not pay attention to him. But, having bowed to her father, she looked after him for a long time and in amazement.

Chapter 6. Visit to the Zasekins

Marya Nikolaevna did not like either mother or daughter. At dinner, the princess behaved rather ill-mannered, constantly complaining about her problems.

Zinaida Alexandrovna was cold and important; her dress and hairstyle gave her a special charm. She was entertained by Volodya's father; she was indifferent to the boy. However, when leaving, she invited him to visit in the evening.

Chapter 7. Forfeits

Having visited the Zasekins, Volodya found himself in the midst of a game of forfeits. A fine was imposed on Zinaida: pulled lucky ticket kissed her hands. Among Zina's guests were the poet-novelist Maidanov, Doctor Lushin, Malevsky, a Polish count, Nirmatsky, a retired captain, and Belovzorov.

The ticket went to Voldemar. All evening the young people had fun, ate and played. Returning home, the young man saw in front of him for a long time a portrait of his beloved princess. He could not sleep; it was a sparrow's night outside the window. The storm raged so far away that no thunder could be heard.

Chapter 8. Conversation with Father

Father rarely attracted Volodya to himself; he had other vital interests. He asked his son to tell him everything he did with his neighbors. Involuntarily the young man began to praise Zinaida.

Lost in thought, his father said goodbye to him and headed to the outbuilding. He stayed there for no more than an hour, then Volodya came in. He undertook to rewrite the princess's request. Zina appeared from her room for a second. The girl was pale and thoughtful.

Chapter 9. Zinaida's Love

Zina's fans were very different, and she needed everyone. She knew that they were all in love with her, she felt her strength, and played with them. The princess treated Voldemar like a child. She told him that she could only love a person stronger than her, and the whole company was subservient to her.

One day, while wandering around the garden, the boy met a sad Zinaida. The girl called him over and asked him to read “On the hills of Georgia lies darkness of the night" Then we went to listen to Maidanov’s poems. On this day, Volodya realized that Zina fell in love with someone.

Chapter 10. Conversation with Luzhin

Zinaida's behavior changed; she loved to walk alone. The young man suffered more and more, became jealous, and suspected everyone. One day, sitting at the Zasekins’, he was talking with Luzhin. The doctor strongly recommended that Volodya take up his abandoned textbooks again and not go to this house.

Chapter 11. Comparisons

At the Zasekins’ house they read a poem written by Maidanov. Zinaida proposed her own plot, which the poet promised to use.

The girl started a comparison game. She went to the window and suggested that the clouds looked like the sails of Cleopatra’s ships, sailing to Mark Antony. She was interested in the commander’s age, and Luzhin said that he should have been over forty.

Chapter 12. Jumping from the Greenhouse

Going to Zina, Volodya found her crying. She began to twist his hair, saying that it hurt her too, and accidentally pulled out a strand. She promised to put it in her locket. A scandal was ending in the manor house: the mother was arguing with the father. Vladimir got it too.

Out of frustration, he climbed onto his favorite destroyed greenhouse. Suddenly the princess passed below. She joked that if the young man loved her, he should jump down. Volodya lost consciousness for a moment from a strong blow.

He felt Zinaida kissing his face and lips. When she realized that everything was fine with the boy, she began to scold him and sent him home.

Chapters 13-14. Horseback riding

Volodya sat with Zinaida and did not dare to talk about what had happened. Belovzorov entered, promising to find a fast horse for the girl. He failed to find out who Zina was going for a ride with, and she promised to take him with her.

The next day the young man went for a walk. His father and Zina rode past him on horseback. Pyotr Vasilyevich leaned over to the girl and told something. She was pale. A hussar rode at a distance from them.

Chapter 15. Page

Zina was sick for several days. Fans still visited her, but they were not happy. She avoided Vladimir. One day he saw her in the window. Zinaida looked with a stern gaze and seemed to have decided on something.

She herself called the boy and offered to be friends. Moreover, she made him one of her pages. The young man saw dramatic changes in Zinaida’s entire appearance and fell in love even more.

Chapter 16. Zinaida's story

The whole company gathered at the Zasekins'. They played forfeits, but without any fun or violence. Zina offered to come up with stories and told her own. The queen gave a ball, and every guest was in love with her. All of them were ready to fulfill her every wish, but the queen herself loved only one, who stood under the window by the fountain.

The girl suggested what each of those gathered would do if he were a guest at this ball. Only for Volodya there was no definition. The boy could not sleep that night. He, thinking about the story, went out into the garden. Suddenly it seemed to him that he was not alone. No one answered his call.

Chapter 17. Night revenge

Malevsky came to visit Volodya’s family. Having met the boy, he venomously hinted to him that the page should watch the queen even at night, in the garden by the fountain. Jealousy boiled up in the young man, and he decided to take revenge.

Taking his English knife, at dusk he went on guard. After waiting for more than an hour, he calmed down and walked around the garden. Suddenly he saw a man sneaking. Volodya managed to hide. It was his father. The curtain was falling in Zina’s bedroom window. The young man was struck by a new guess.

Chapter 18. Child

The boy decided to go to Zinaida, but she immediately gave him the care of her cadet brother. Next to him, Volodya felt like a perfect child. Zina was kind and unwittingly did whatever she wanted with him.

Chapter 19. Revealing the secret

Returning home, Volodya found a strange picture: his father had left, his mother was sick. The barman told him that thanks to an anonymous letter (the addressee of which was Malevsky), Marya Nikolaevna learned about the relationship between her husband and the neighbor’s girl.

Chapter 20. Moving

Everything was settled without a scandal, but the mother insisted on returning home. Volodya came to say goodbye, and Zina kissed him goodbye. In the city he met Luzhin. He said that Voldemar managed to get off lightly. Belovzorov left for the Caucasus.

Chapter 21. Sudden meeting

One day, Vladimir’s father took him horseback riding. Suddenly he dismounted, gave the reins of his horse to his son and ordered him to wait. He was gone for a long time, and Volodya went after him. A picture appeared before his eyes: Pyotr Vasilyevich was talking to Zinaida, looking out of the window.

He asked for something, she refused. He took out a whip and hit the girl’s hand, she kissed the scar. Soon after the family moved to St. Petersburg, the father died. His mother sent money to Moscow, Volodya entered the university.

Chapter 22. The End

After 4 years, Vladimir learned that Zinaida had married a wealthy man and was going abroad. He wanted to visit her, but at the hotel he was told that Mrs. Dolskaya had died from childbirth.

Year of writing: 1860

Genre: story

Main characters: Volodya, princess Zinaida

Plot

Teenager Volodya and his family live in a dacha; next door to them Princess Zasekina and her daughter Zinaida rent a dacha. After the first meeting, the young man falls selflessly in love with the girl, despite the fact that she is five years older than him. He tries to court him, and the girl plays with him, flirts and flirts, just like with her other many fans. Volodya is sometimes seriously jealous of his beloved. And soon he finds out that she is having a serious affair with his father.

After an ugly scene between the parents, Volodya’s family returns to Moscow and then changes their place of residence to St. Petersburg. However, six months later, Vladimir’s father suddenly died of a stroke after receiving some news.

And after some time, Volodya finds out that Zinochka got married and died in childbirth a few months later.

Conclusion (my opinion)

The young man was disappointed in his first feeling, so he stopped trusting women, and it was difficult for him to fall in love again. It is rightly said that first love is never forgotten.

The story of Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev “First Love” talks about emotional experiences young hero, whose childhood feelings have grown into an almost insoluble problem of adult life and relationships. The work also touches on the theme of the relationship between father and son.

History of creation

The story was written and published in 1860, in St. Petersburg. The work is based on the real emotional experience of the writer, so a clear parallel can be drawn between his biography and the events of the story, where Volodya or Vladimir Petrovich is Ivan Sergeevich himself.

In particular, in his work Turgenev fully described his father. He became the prototype for the character of Pyotr Vasilyevich. As for Zinaida Alexandrovna herself, the prototype for her character was the first love of Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, who was also his father’s mistress.

Due to such frankness and the transfer of the lives of real people onto the pages of the story, the public met it rather ambiguously. Many condemned Turgenev for his excessive frankness. Although the writer himself has admitted more than once that he sees nothing wrong with such a description.

Analysis of the work

Description of the work

The composition of the story is structured as Volodya’s memory of his youth, namely, his first almost childish, but serious love. Vladimir Petrovich - 16-year-old boy, main character works, who arrives at the family's country estate with his father and other relatives. Here he meets a girl of incredible beauty - Zinaida Alexandrovna, with whom he falls irrevocably in love.

Zinaida loves to flirt and has a very capricious disposition. Therefore, he allows himself to accept advances from other young people, besides Volodya, without making any choice in favor of any one, specific candidate for the role of his official suitor.

Volodya’s feelings do not cause her to reciprocate; sometimes the girl allows herself to mock him, ridiculing their age difference. Later, the main character learns that the object of Zinaida Alexandrovna’s desire was his own father. Stealthily spying on the development of their relationship, Vladimir understands that Pyotr Vasilyevich does not have any serious intentions towards Zinaida and plans to leave her soon. Having fulfilled his plan, Peter leaves the country house, after which he suddenly dies for everyone. At this point, Vladimir ends his communication with Zinaida. After a while, however, he learns that she got married and then died suddenly during childbirth.

Main characters

Vladimir Petrovich is the main character of the story, a 16-year-old boy who moves to a country estate with his family. The prototype of the character is Ivan Sergeevich himself.

Pyotr Vasilyevich is the father of the main character, who married Vladimir’s mother because of her rich inheritance, who, among other things, was much older than himself. The character was based on reality existing person, father of Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev.

Zinaida Aleksandrovna is a young 21-year-old girl living next door. He has a very frivolous disposition. He has an arrogant and capricious character. Thanks to her beauty, she is not deprived of the constant attention of suitors, including from Vladimir Petrovich and Pyotr Vasilyevich. The prototype of the character is considered to be Princess Ekaterina Shakhovskaya.

The autobiographical work “First Love” is directly related to the life of Ivan Sergeevich, describes his relationship with his parents, mainly with his father. The simple plot and ease of presentation, for which Turgenev is so famous, helps the reader to quickly immerse himself in the very essence of what is happening around him, and most importantly, to believe in sincerity and experience with the author his entire emotional experience, from peace and delight to real hatred. After all, from love to hate there is only one step. It is this process that the story mainly illustrates.

The work demonstrates exactly how the relationship between Volodya and Zinaida changes, and also illustrates all the changes between son and father when it comes to love for the same woman.

The turning point in the protagonist’s growing up emotionally could not be better described by Ivan Sergeevich, because his real life experience is taken as the basis.

One of the most famous works Russian classic is "First Love". Turgenev (a brief summary of the story will demonstrate this) introduces the reader to the emotional experiences of the young character. The work was published in 1860. And its plot is based on own experience the author, on the events that took place in his family.

Meet the main character

Where does the summary of Turgenev's story begin? Events unfold in Moscow. The main character Vladimir turned sixteen years old. Together with his parents, he comes to the dacha to relax and prepare for exams. After some time, the family of Princess Zasekina settled in the neighborhood. The boy, seeing the princess, dreams of meeting her.

When Volodya's mother receives a letter from them asking for protection, she sends her son to the princess's house. He should invite this family to visit. There the teenager meets Princess Zinaida Alexandrovna.

She is five years older than Vladimir. At first she begins to flirt with the teenager, but her interest quickly fades. This is how love begins." Turgenev (the summary will continue to get acquainted with the characters) describes the Zasekin family in an extremely unflattering way.

Unpleasant experience, or return visit

When the princess and her daughter came to dinner at Volodya’s parents’ house, they made a not very pleasant impression on his mother. The eldest Zasekina constantly complained about her poverty, while constantly sniffing tobacco and fidgeting around the table. And throughout lunch the young princess talked with Vladimir’s father on French and behaved very proudly.

Despite the fact that during the meal she did not pay any attention to the teenager, when she left, she whispered to him to come to their house. Volodya, who came to visit, was simply happy. Although young Zasekina introduced him to several of her admirers, she nevertheless did not leave his side for a minute.

She showed her affection in every possible way and even allowed me to kiss his hand. But this is only the beginning of the story "First Love". Turgenev (the summary continues to follow his narrative) describes further events in a slightly different light.

First disappointments, or Relationship with Zinaida

The father asks the boy about his visit to the house of the princely family and goes to visit them himself. And when Volodya came the next time, Zinaida didn’t even come out to him. The teenager begins to suffer from the feelings that have taken hold of him. He is constantly jealous of her. When a girl is not around, he feels bad, but in her company Vladimir does not feel any better. Of course, the princess guessed about Volodya’s love.

She does not come to him, knowing full well that his mother did not like her. And the boy’s father is reluctant to communicate with her. Suddenly the girl completely changed. I stopped communicating with people, preferring loneliness. She walked for a long time and rarely went out to see guests. Volodya realized that Zinaida had fallen in love. But who?

"First Love": content (retelling)

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev continues to acquaint us with how the relationships of the heroes develop. Some more time passes, and Volodya sees a girl sitting on the wall of the greenhouse. He jumped towards her and, having hit himself, lost consciousness. Zinaida got scared and began to try to bring him to his senses. The girl begins to kiss Vladimir, and when she realizes that he has already woken up, she quickly leaves. Of course, the teenager is happy.

The young princess does not stop communicating with Volodya, who is in love with her. He appoints him as his page, who must follow his lady of his heart everywhere. And one day the teenager decided to go into the garden at night to protect the girl, but saw his father there. Frightened, he ran away. What will the summary tell you next? First love (Turgenev I.S. describes in detail the emotions of the teenager) unfortunately did not bring Volodya any reciprocal feelings from the chosen one.

Family troubles, or the connection between a father and a young princess

Some more time passes, and Vladimir learns that there was a scandal between the parents, during which the mother accused her husband of treason. The culprit of the father's infidelity turned out to be the boy's beloved, Zinaida. The parents are going to return to St. Petersburg, and Volodya, before leaving the country house, says goodbye to the princess, making a promise to love her for the rest of his life.

But this was not their last meeting. When he and his father go for a walk, he witnesses some kind of conversation between him and Zinaida. The father tried to prove something to the girl, but she did not agree, and the man hit her hand with a whip. Frightened Volodya ran away.

The reader, of course, guessed what the author was talking about in the story “First Love”. Turgenev (the summary of his work is coming to an end) does not reveal all the details of the connections of his characters, apparently leaving the reader the opportunity to draw his own conclusions.

The last events of the work, or the Fate of the young princess

Volodya and his family return to St. Petersburg. He successfully passes his exams and enters the university. But six months pass, and his dad dies from a stroke. This happened almost immediately after my father received a letter. After reading it, he suddenly became excited. When my father was buried, Volodya’s mother sent a very large sum of money to Moscow. The teenager did not know any more details.

Four years pass. One day, going to a theatrical performance, the now matured Vladimir meets Maidanov, who once also courted Zinaida Alexandrovna. He tells Volodya that the princess has already married and will soon be leaving abroad.

Consequences of a long history, or Death of a beloved

Maidanov also added that it was very difficult for Zinaida to find her husband after those events that had some negative consequences. But the girl turned out to be smart enough and still achieved her goal. The young man also said the address where Zinaida Alexandrovna now lived.

But several weeks passed before Volodya decided to pay her a visit. And when he arrived, he found out that the young woman had died in childbirth. This is how I.S. ends his first love (a brief chapter-by-chapter summary demonstrates the development of the feelings of the maturing Volodya) brought the young man nothing but bitter memories.