About nine years, almost half of his creative life, Pushkin devoted to the creation of the novel, putting into it the fruits of "the mind of cold observations and the heart of sorrowful notes."

With all the breadth of the subject matter of the novel, "Eugene Onegin" is primarily a novel about the intellectual life and quests of the Russian noble intelligentsia of the 20s of the 19th century. Pushkin turned to the creation of the image of his contemporary in his early romantic works, for example, in The Prisoner of the Caucasus. However, the hero of this work did not satisfy the author, since he turned out to be romantic. The circumstances in which he acted were hothouse, his past remained vague, the reasons for his disappointment were unclear. Therefore, Pushkin returned to the idea of ​​creating a typical image of a contemporary in his main work - the novel "Eugene Onegin".

Now we also have a disappointed hero, and in this one can see a connection with romantic poems, but he is depicted in a completely different way: his upbringing, education, the environment in which he was born and lives are described in detail. The poet not only indicates clear signs of his disappointment, but aims to explain the reasons that gave rise to it.

The concept of "extra person" appeared in 1850, when Ivan Turgenev's "Diary of an Extra Person" was published. However, in Pushkin's drafts there is a remark that Onegin is "like something superfluous" at a social event, and it is Pushkin who for the first time in Russian literature creates the image of a "superfluous person."

Onegin - "a secular St. Petersburg young man", a metropolitan aristocrat; "Having fun and luxuries child", he received a typical for aristocratic youth of that time home education and upbringing under the guidance of a French governor, who, "so as not to torment the child, taught him everything in jest, did not bother with strict morality ..."

Onegin leads a life typical for the "golden youth" of that time: balls, restaurants, walks along Nevsky Prospekt, visits to theaters. It took him eight years. But Onegin stands out from the general mass of aristocratic youth. Pushkin notes his "involuntary devotion to dreams, inimitable strangeness and a sharp, chilled mind", a sense of honor, nobility of soul. This could not but lead Onegin to disappointment in life, in a secular society.

The blues and boredom took possession of Onegin. Moving away from the "empty light", he tries to engage in some useful activity. Nothing came of an attempt to write. Evgeny did not have a vocation: "yawning, he took up the pen," and he did not have a habit of work: "hard work was nauseous to him." An attempt to combat the "spiritual emptiness" by means of reading also proved unsuccessful. The books that he read either did not satisfy, or turned out to be in tune with his thoughts and feelings and only strengthened them.

And so Onegin is trying to get involved in the arrangement of the life of the peasants on the estate, which he inherited from his uncle:

Yarem he is an old corvee
Replaced by light rent ...

However, all his activities as a landowner-owner were limited to this reform. The former moods, although somewhat softened by life in the bosom of nature, continue to dominate him. Everywhere he feels like a stranger and superfluous: both in high society and in provincial drawing rooms. It was hard and unbearable for him to see before him

There is a long row of dinners alone,
See life as a rite of passage
And following the decorous crowd
Go without sharing with her
No shared opinions, no passions.

Onegin's extraordinary mind, his freedom-loving moods and critical attitude to reality put him high above the "secular rabble", especially among the local nobility, thereby condemning him to complete loneliness. Having broken with secular society, in which he found neither high interests nor real feelings, but only a parody of them, Onegin loses touch with people.

Such strong feelings as love and friendship could not save Onegin from "spiritual emptiness". He rejected Tatyana's love, as he valued "freedom and peace" above all else, failed to discern the full depth of her soul and her feelings. Fed up with the love of society ladies, Onegin was disappointed in this feeling. His attitude to love is rational and feigned. It is sustained in the spirit of the learned secular "truths", the main purpose of which is to enchant and seduce, to appear in love.

How early could he be a hypocrite
Conceal hope, be jealous
Dissuade, make believe,
To seem gloomy, to languish.

And finally, Onegin's friendship with Lensky ended tragically. No matter how the noble mind of Onegin protested against the duel, the social conventions formed by the light took the upper hand. Onegin killed his friend Lensky, because he could not rise above the public opinion of the local nobility, which he internally despised. He was frightened by the "whispers, the laughter of fools", the gossip of the Zaretskys, Petushkovs, Skotinins.

And here is the public opinion
Spring of honor, our idol.
And that's what the world turns on! -

exclaims Pushkin. The summary of Onegin's life is bleak:

Having lived without a goal, without work
Until twenty six
Languishing in idle leisure
No service, no wife, no deeds,
I didn't know how to do anything ...

VG Belinsky called Onegin an "unwilling egoist", a "suffering egoist", because society has made such a "strong, remarkable nature". "Evil is hidden not in a person, but in society," the critic wrote. Onegin's skepticism and disillusionment are a reflection of the general "illness of the newest Russians," which at the beginning of the century gripped a significant part of the noble intelligentsia. Pushkin condemns not so much the hero as the secular environment that shaped him as a person.

It is obvious that the Onegins are doomed to inaction. Onegin's transformation into a "superfluous person" was certainly inevitable at that time. He belonged to that enlightened part of the noble intelligentsia, which avoided serving the tsarism, did not want to be in the ranks of the silent, but stood aloof from social activities. The undoubted merit of Pushkin is that in his novel he showed the tragedy of "superfluous people" and the reasons for their appearance among the noble intelligentsia of the 20s of the XIX century.

Before considering the images of the main characters, you need to understand that for Pushkin's novel, typification is the main method of creating them. The literary type is not just an image of a hero, marked by a unique individuality, in it in a special way - through character traits, through the same individuality - features are embodied inherent not only to the person himself, but also to a certain social group, of which he is a "product" (in socio-psychological terms) is. This is how the images of the heroes of the novel were created, and this is especially noticeable in the image of the main character - Eugene Onegin.

As a person, Onegin is very unusual, his individuality is undeniable, but ... he is also very typical, it is no coincidence that one of the “discerning readers” about him - A. A. Bestuzhev - responded as follows: “I see a person whom thousands of I meet in reality ". Traditional for their circle upbringing, traditional pastime, traditional interests," yearning laziness ", crying, demonstrative disregard for the interests of others - these are the main features that characterize not only Onegin, but also a significant part of the" young people "of that time, who later, after the appearance of the novel, will be called “superfluous people.” However, can only Onegin be blamed for the fact that he is? Therefore, the social circle to which the hero belongs and the "laws of life" of which he brilliantly mastered and according to which for the time being time lives quietly.

However, "Onegin's soul" is far from being as simple and unambiguous as it could be judged by his behavior. The image of Eugene Onegin in the novel "Eugene Onegin" is very contradictory, the internal conflict in him is obvious, and this is most fully manifested in his relationship with Tatiana. The Eugene who "gives lessons" to Tatiana is not at all like Eugene, the author of a letter to his truly beloved woman, who is now inaccessible to him - although he continues to love him ... Let's try to understand the reasons for the "transformation" of the protagonist, the story the rebirth of his soul is precisely "rebirth", because love revives the human even in the soul of the seemingly inveterate egoist himself.

Once in the village, Onegin hoped that "changing places" would help him get rid of boredom, and, in fact, "for two days" it seemed to him that this was so, but "on the third" day he was convinced that "boredom is also in the village. same". This is natural, because the reasons for "boredom" are in himself, here external factors mean little. The provincial nobility, primitive in terms of spiritual life, could not arouse interest in him, and his attempts to "establish a new order" led to the fact that "And in a voice everyone decided that he is a dangerous eccentric." Only Lensky turned out to be not that close to Eugene, but "they got along", and Pushkin caustically notes that it was friendship "from nothing to do." Lensky's enthusiasm and Onegin's skepticism are indeed "ice and fire", but there are simply no other people "worthy" of his attention around Eugene Onegin ... Perhaps the main thing that distinguishes the characters is the ability to feel love and everything that connected with this feeling.

For Lensky, love is a feeling that he plays according to the laws of romanticism, he creates for himself an invented, ideal image of Olga, so far from reality that it becomes incomprehensible: is it really possible to be so ... not understanding the most obvious things? However, the romantic poet plays romance in life, he builds it as if he were writing an "ode", but he only has to "read" this "ode-life" ... Onegin, however, very accurately and deeply understands people, he manages to penetrate into the soul of everyone with whom fate brings him, but his behavior, his attitude towards people can only cause condemnation. Realizing everything, he starts a game with Olga, thereby inflicting mental trauma on Lensky in love; realizing the stupidity of the duel, he, thinking that he could be ridiculed, accepts Lensky's challenge, indulging these same morals that he so openly despises: "But the whispering, laughing of fools ..." - and this after quite severely "scolds" himself for his behavior: "but Eugene Alone with his soul Was dissatisfied with himself" ... And even when it was still possible to fix something, realizing that it would be best to "disperse amicably", Onegin did not makes the first step towards Lensky, because "wildly secular enmity is afraid of false shame." Therefore, when he writes in a letter to Tatyana "Lensky fell as an unhappy victim," he, in all conscience, must clarify that Lensky became a victim of his, Eugene Onegin's, false pride, his inability to rise above circumstances, in the most important terms, his selfish attitude to others.

The same feeling prevents him from really understanding Tatyana, having received a letter from which, "Onegin was vividly touched." Having met her, he behaves as the hero of a "fashionable novel" should behave, inwardly enjoying the role of a "teacher", but at the same time admiring himself and not wanting to understand how Tatyana, already discouraged by her "offense," feels. The continuation of the "game" with a girl in love with him follows on the name day, where "somehow the gaze of his eyes Was wonderfully gentle," and "this gaze expressed tenderness: He revived Tanya's heart." However, the death of Lensky separates the heroes, whose next meeting took place when Tatyana was already a married lady, and it was this Tatyana that caused a violent feeling in Eugene Onegin's soul, which he considers love. He persecutes Tatiana, writes letters to her, reproaches her for not responding to his feelings, forgetting at the same time that in her current position she, in fact, cannot answer them otherwise than by violating her marital duty, that for Tatiana, "the Russian soul", is unacceptable from the beginning. Of course, Onegin sincerely suffers, but does he have the moral right to write to her: "If only you knew how awful it is to languish with a thirst for love ..."? Who else, if not her, should know this? ..

The finale of that period in the life of Eugene Onegin, which Pushkin shows us in the novel, is a real ruin. Realizing what exactly he has lost in the person of Tatiana, he is faced with the need to erase her from his heart forever, and this is now, when she has taken such a large place in him ... How and for what to live on? What could be this "hateful freedom", for fear of losing which he was once so blind and deaf? The hero cannot but arouse sympathy, and somehow it is not very reassuring that he, in general, deserved what fate presented him, deserved by his indifference to himself and people, which in the end took revenge on him so cruelly.

There was a lot of debate about whether Eugene Onegin could be considered a person close to the Decembrists, but, I think, Pushkin himself did not set such a goal for himself, he did not seek to create the image of a Decembrist, he wrote a novel in which "the century was reflected And modern man is depicted quite right, "and you can't argue with that: as a socio-psychological type, Onegin, of course, does not raise any doubts, he is more than convincing as a representative of his time and his social group.

A.S. Pushkin managed to overtake his era - he created an absolutely unique work, a novel in verse. The great Russian poet managed to present the image of Eugene Onegin in a very special way. The hero speaks to the reader in a complex and ambiguous way. And its changes are manifested throughout the entire work in dynamics.

Onegin is a representative of high society

Description of Onegin's character in the novel "Eugene Onegin" can begin with the characteristics that AS Pushkin gives to his hero. These are the following "facts": firstly, Onegin is an aristocrat from St. Petersburg. As for his attitude to the people around him and the philosophy of life, the poet describes him as "an egoist and a rake." A similar upbringing was cultivated in the noble environment of that time. Children of high-ranking persons were placed in the care of foreign educators. And by the beginning of their youth, the tutors taught them basic skills, the presence of which can be traced to the main character of Pushkin's work. Onegin was fluent in a foreign language ("and in French absolutely ..."), knew how to dance ("easily danced a mazurka"), and also had well-developed etiquette skills ("and bowed at ease").

Surface education

At the beginning of the work, Onegin is described through the author's narration. Pushkin writes about the mental illness that befell his hero. Describing the character of Onegin in the novel "Eugene Onegin", it can be emphasized: the root cause of this "blues" may well be the conflict that characterized Onegin's relationship with society. Indeed, on the one hand, the main character obeyed the rules established in the noble society; on the other, he internally rebelled against them. It should be noted that although Onegin was well-mannered, this education did not differ in particular depth. “So that the child is not exhausted, he taught him everything in jest,” a tutor from France. In addition, Onegin can be called a seducer. After all, he knew how to "seem new, joking to amaze innocence."

The main features at the beginning of the work

Onegin is a very controversial person. On the one hand, his unattractive character traits are selfishness and cruelty. But on the other hand, Onegin is endowed with a fine mental organization, he is very vulnerable, and has a spirit striving for true freedom. It is these qualities that are most attractive in Onegin. They make him another "hero of our time." Acquaintance with the main character takes place in the first chapter, during his irritated and bilious monologue. The reader sees a “young rake” who sees no value or meaning in anything, feels indifference to everything in the world. Onegin is ironic about his uncle's illness - after all, she has torn him away from social life, but for the sake of money he is able to endure "sighs, boredom and deception" for some time.

Onegin's life

Such education was characteristic of the representatives of his circle. At first glance, Onegin's character in Eugene Onegin may seem frivolous. Onegin in conversation could easily quote a few poems or Latin phrases, and his daily life took place in a completely monotonous environment - balls, dinners, visits to theaters. The poet presents the life of the main character of the work by describing Onegin's office, whom he calls "a philosopher at eighteen years old." On the table near the main character, next to Byron, there is a column with a doll, as well as a large number of various toiletries. All this is a tribute to fashion, hobbies, aristocratic habits.

But most of all, the soul of the protagonist is occupied with "the science of tender passion", which can also be mentioned in the description of Onegin's character in the novel "Eugene Onegin". However, after meeting his main character, Pushkin warns readers not to succumb to the temptation to perceive Onegin as a "dummy" - he is not at all like that. All the secular environment and the usual way of life do not cause any enthusiasm in the protagonist. This world bored Onegin.

Blues

The life of the protagonist was completely calm and cloudless. His empty existence was filled with entertainment and worries about his own appearance. The main character is seized by the "English spleen", or Russian blues. Onegin's heart was empty, and his mind finds no use. He was disgusted not only with literary work. The main character takes up the book, however, reading does not give him any pleasure. After all, Onegin was disappointed in life, and he is not able to believe the book. The protagonist calls the apathy that has taken possession of him "disappointment", eagerly covering himself with the image of Childe Harold.

However, the main character does not want and does not know how to really work. At first he tries himself as a writer - but he does this job "yawning" and soon puts it aside. And such boredom pushes Onegin to travel.

Onegin in the village

In the village, the main character again managed to "cheer up". He is happy to observe the beauties of nature, and even makes attempts to make life easier for serfs by changing the heavy corvee to a "light tax". However, again Onegin is caught up with his tormentor - boredom. And he discovers that in the village he experiences the same feelings as in the aristocratic capital. Onegin wakes up early, swims in the river, but still he gets bored with this life.

Turning Acquaintance

However, the scenery changes after the main character meets Lensky, and then the Larin sisters who live in the neighborhood. Close interests and good upbringing allow Onegin to get closer to Lensky. The main character draws attention to his older sister, Tatiana. And in her sister, Olga (who was Lensky's beloved), Onegin sees only "the lifelessness of features and soul." Tatiana's character traits in the novel "Eugene Onegin" contrast her with the main character. She is close to the life of the people, despite the fact that she speaks poorly in Russian.

Her best features were brought up by a nanny, who gave Tatyana the concept of moral duty, as well as the foundations of the people's worldview. The integrity of Tatiana's character in the novel "Eugene Onegin" is manifested in the courage with which she makes a confession to her beloved, as well as in the nobility of her intentions, fidelity to the conjugal oath. Onegin's rebuke makes her more mature. The heroine changes outwardly, but retains the best qualities of character.

As for the character of Olga in the novel "Eugene Onegin", the poet assigns this heroine a secondary role. She is pretty, but Onegin immediately sees her spiritual emptiness. And this character very quickly evokes rejection from an impressionable reader. In the image of Olga, the great Russian poet expresses his attitude to the windy girls of his era. About their portrait, he says: "I myself loved him before, but he bored me immensely."

The character of Lensky in the novel "Eugene Onegin"

Lensky appears before the reader in the form of a freedom-loving thinker who was educated at one of the European universities. His poetry is fanned by the spirit of romanticism. However, Pushkin hastens to warn the reader that in reality Lensky remains an ignoramus, an ordinary Russian landowner. Although he is cute, he is not overly sophisticated.

The decency of the hero

Onegin rejects Tatyana's feelings. He responds to all her love confessions with a rude rebuff. At this moment in time, Onegin does not need the sincerity and purity of the village girl's feelings. However, Pushkin justifies his hero. Onegin was distinguished by decency and honesty. He did not allow himself to mock the feelings of another person, over his naivety and purity. In addition, the reason for Larina's refusal was the coldness of Onegin himself.

Duel with Lensky

The next turning point in revealing Onegin's character is his duel with Lensky. But in this case, Onegin does not show nobility, preferring not to give up the duel, the outcome of which was predetermined. The opinion of society, as well as the perversion of the values ​​that existed in that environment, hung over Onegin's decision like the sword of Damocles. And the main character does not open his heart to a sense of true friendship. Lensky dies, and Onegin regards this as his own crime. And the senseless death of a friend awakens the "soul sleep" of the protagonist. The character of Eugene Onegin in the novel "Eugene Onegin" is changing: he realizes how lonely he is, and his attitude to the world takes on different shades.

Re-meeting with Tatiana

Returning to the capital, at one of the balls, the protagonist again meets "the very same Tatiana." And there is no limit to his charm. She is a married woman - but only now Onegin is able to see the kinship of their souls. In his love for Tatiana, he sees the possibility of his spiritual resurrection. In addition, Onegin learns that her love for him is still alive. However, for the main character it turns out to be completely unacceptable to think of a possible betrayal of her legal husband.

In her soul, there is a duel between feelings and duty, and it is not resolved in favor of love passions. Tatiana leaves Onegin on her knees alone. And the poet himself also leaves his hero precisely during this scene. How his life will end remains unknown. Studies by literary scholars and historians show that the poet planned to "send" Onegin to the Caucasus, or turn him into a Decembrist. However, this remained a mystery, which was burned along with the final chapter of the work.

The author of the novel and its protagonist

The versatility of the characters in the novel "Eugene Onegin" is revealed in the process of the development of the plot of the poem. Describing the events that took place in the work after Onegin's duel with Lensky, Pushkin includes in the text a small mention of a young city woman. She asks what happened to Olga, where is her sister now, and what happened to Onegin - where is “this gloomy eccentric”? And the author of the work promises to tell about it, but not now. Pushkin deliberately creates the illusion of author's freedom.

This technique can be seen as the idea of ​​a talented storyteller who has a casual conversation with his readers. On the other hand, this is how Pushkin can be characterized as a real master who is fluent in the chosen manner of presenting the work. The author of the work acts as one of the characters in the novel only in relation to Onegin himself. And this indication of personal contacts will set the protagonist apart from other characters. Pushkin mentions a "meeting" with Onegin in the capital, describes the first embarrassment that gripped him during this meeting. Such was the manner of communication of the protagonist - stinging jokes, bile, "the anger of gloomy epigrams." Pushkin also informs the reader about the general plans to see "alien countries" with his main character.

In the poetic heritage of Pushkin, the novel "Eugene Onegin" occupies one of the central places. The work begins a new period in Russian literature. In "Eugene Onegin", as in a mirror, reflected the Russian life of the Pushkin period of time. The eighth anniversary (1823 - 1831), during which the novel was being written, was a turning point in the history of Russia and in the difficult fate of the author himself. The novel reflects the poet's aspirations and thoughts, his worldview and feelings.

"Eugene Onegin" is not just a novel, but a novel in verse, it obeys special artistic laws. He is free from the classical canons in the field of literary plot and is open to the "unpredictable freedom of the plot of life."

The central figure of the novel is Eugene Onegin. Who is Eugene Onegin, and why exactly did he come to the top of the list of "superfluous people" in Russian literature?

In the arena of life - a young nobleman with a complex, contradictory character. He was born on the banks of the Neva; received a typical education for that time. French teachers, tutors taught him so "so that the child is not exhausted." The years of study quickly passed, and now Eugene Onegin is awaiting the light.

"Cut in the latest fashion,
How dandy London is dressed ... "

He knew French perfectly, danced easily and naturally, was smart and sweet, that is, he perfectly fit into the standards of high society. Onegin tried to take from his young life everything he had time for: balls, visits, restaurants, ballet, meetings, masquerades ...

But too early the young, brilliant dandy was fed up with light and was disappointed with everything.

As an intelligent person, he began to look for a way out. He started to write, but his superficial attitude to any business, the inability to concentrate on serious studies led to the fact that "nothing came out of his pen." He began to read, "but everything is useless."

In part, the situation was saved by the fact that Onegin, albeit for a sad occasion, but changes his place of residence and ends up in the village. But the blues, boredom and melancholy catch up with him here.

He rejects the love feelings of the modest young lady Tatiana. Moreover, he reads her a sermon on this topic:

“Learn to rule yourself;
Not every one of you, as I will understand;
Inexperience leads to trouble. "

Onegin's acquaintance with his young neighbor Lensky also does not lead to anything good. A duel happened between them and Lensky dies. Onegin begins to gnaw the pangs of conscience. He goes on a trip to Russia. Blues everywhere "follows" him.

The traveler returns to the capital. And what does he see? New Tatiana - a married woman, a socialite. This is not the same enthusiastic, modest country girl.

“She doesn't notice him,
As he does not fight, even die.
Free at home accepts
On a visit with him, he says three words,
Sometimes he will meet with one bow,
Sometimes he will not notice at all ... "

Now love flares up in Onegin's heart. But Tatiana rejects him. Onegin is forced to part with her forever.

Let's take a closer look at the figure of Onegin. Onegin is an intelligent, "good friend of mine", a man - an intellectual of the old model. He is capable of certain activities (one of his good deeds is the destruction of corvee, replacing it with rent), but not capable of hard work. He is deprived of willpower, exactingness and criticality towards himself. He does not have the strength necessary for a meaningful, useful social cause.

Onegin is a person who fits the category of "superfluous people" in Russian literature. The term "extra person" arose in 1850 after the publication of the novel by I.S. Turgenev's "Diary of a superfluous person." The superfluous person is a type of nobleman who suffers from boredom, longing and loneliness. A superfluous person is characterized by mental fatigue, self-destruction, deep skepticism.

Dissatisfied, bored in society Onegin, lives in the name of some high principles and ideal aspirations. In fact, Eugene is only ready to apply lofty ideas about the human personality, about freedom and its rights to himself, and in others he not only does not recognize these rights, but also cannot stand them.

Conclusion

The novel "Eugene Onegin" is one of the most significant and outstanding works of our poet Alexander Pushkin. The protagonist, Onegin, who is idle and bored, is familiar to Russian literature as a type of "superfluous person."

Onegin does not have the prospect of self-realization; he has ability, but no will. Throughout the story, the attitude of the author of the novel to Onegin is ironic, without sarcasm; with shades of sympathy for the main character.

The origins of the character and spiritual evolution of Onegin in the novel by Alexander Pushkin "Eugene Onegin".

In the image of Eugene Onegin, Pushkin reflected the history of the formation of the personality of a young man from a noble environment, showing his path from childhood to the age of a mature man.

Like many children of nobles, Eugene was educated with the help of a French governor, who "taught him everything in jest." “When it's time for Eugene to rebel youth ...”, he becomes a secular “dandy”, a young rake, leading an idle lifestyle: lunches, dinners, receptions in the homes of rich and noble gentlemen, balls, theaters, playing cards. But the main occupation, in which he especially succeeded, is the "science of tender passion":

How early could he be a hypocrite
Conceal hope, be jealous
Reassure, make believe ...

But, as it turned out, an empty, monotonous life began to cause boredom, then irritation, disappointment, and brought blues. Apparently, Eugene was different from other young people, who were quite satisfied with social life and idleness. If he decided to get down to business, it means that his spiritual development continues, and the results are yet to come. However, it soon became clear that “hard work was nauseous to him,” so he would not be able to make a writer or poet, and he was not taught anything else either. Onegin treated reading thoughtfully, but too critical ("there is boredom, there is deceit or delirium, there is no conscience in that, there is no sense in that"), and this prevented him from really engaging in self-education: "as women, he left books."

Thus, the upbringing of the hero turned out to be superficial and did not bring the necessary results. This is explained by the fact that the noble society at the beginning of the nineteenth century was cut off from its Russian roots and deprived the younger generation of national foundations in education. Young people, often richly gifted by nature, did not find the use of their strength, although they could benefit society. Onegin is different from many who live aimlessly: he is trying to change his life. VG Belinsky wrote: "He does not want what he is so pleased with, so happy is the proud mediocrity."

The uncommon nature of the hero was noted by the author, who played the role of Eugene's friend, and Tatiana, Pushkin's favorite heroine in the novel Eugene Onegin.
So, as a result of disappointments in the secular lifestyle, the hero experiences a state of spiritual search. It would seem that positive changes should have been brought about by moving to the village, when Eugene becomes the heir to a rich estate. He was even able to finally apply his knowledge in economics:

Yarem he is an old corvee
Replaced the rent with a light one;
And the slave blessed fate.

But "boredom is the same in the village," concludes Onegin, who fled from the capital's idleness and blues. He is not even attracted by the beauty of rural landscapes, and Yevgeny simply avoided meeting his landlord neighbors. And yet there is something new in his life that positively affects his soul. This is friendship with the young poet Lensky, the owner of a neighboring estate, who recently returned from Germany, where he was educated. For the first time, Onegin feels like an older comrade, ready to spare the feelings of a young friend, and they talk for a long time on various topics.

A new turn in the fate of Onegin and his spiritual development is brought by a meeting with Tatyana Larina. Eugene rejects the love of this girl, as he is sure that he was not created for a family, does not want to lose freedom, and he is unlikely to ever love her. He understands that Tatyana is beautiful at heart, that she is in many ways different from other young ladies, but at that time Onegin was not going to change anything in his life.

At the moment, Tatiana, apparently, has a much greater spiritual maturity than Eugene. He behaves inconsistently and selfishly: annoyed by the girl's sensitivity, wants to take revenge on his friend. Having caused Lensky's jealousy by tactlessly behaving with his bride, Eugene agrees to a duel with a friend and kills him. All these actions speak of Onegin's spiritual organization, which is far from perfect. But it was these events that entailed those processes that, through the torments of conscience, through suffering and repentance, led to the purification of the soul and its improvement, since Eugene was very upset by the murder of Lensky.

A.S. Pushkin did not show in the novel what happened to the hero during the journey. We can only guess why we see Onegin at the end of the work completely different. This is no longer an irresponsible egoist and a person who is not bored of idleness. He is capable of a strong and deep feeling. Having met Tatyana at one of the social receptions, he suddenly realizes how dear she is to him:

So that my life lasts
I must be sure in the morning
That I will see you in the afternoon.

These words Eugene writes to Tatyana, whom he fell in love unexpectedly for himself when she was already married. New feelings and suffering from unrequited love open up qualities previously unknown to Onegin in the character. In a letter to Tatiana, motives are heard that are not characteristic of a selfish or indifferent person:

To listen to you for a long time, to understand
Your soul is all your perfection
To die in agony before you,
To fade and fade ... here is bliss!

Apparently, now that Eugene is reaching a new level of morality, he is becoming spiritually closer to Tatyana, although she did not understand this. And it's too late for her to evaluate Onegin's spiritual perfection.
The future of the protagonist remains unknown. Onegin has come a hard way. It can be assumed that after the collapse of hopes for happiness in love, he is probably ready to get closer to the future Decembrists in order to finally find a purpose in life.