Love Letter from Tatyana to Onegin

Dear Onegin,

I really appreciate your honest and truthful proposal of your love.

But, you will understand my necessary refusal of accepting it.  

It has been long time since we met at the first time. 

Since then, I knew the meaning of love and expressed my impatience on the letter which

could be unacceptable for you, I understand.  

I do not regret what I did at that time.  

However, it has been long time to go back to the past.  

It is too late for me to go back to youth and depend on my repulse. 

It does not mean that my love had been disappeared, but it means that I have to be 

responsible for reality.  I am married women which means I have my husband who cares 

and stays beside me.  I am not brave enough to reject the 4 years I have lived with own

 husband.  To pay back his affection and his devotion on me, I will focus on my duty as a 

wife.  It has been honored of me to write this kind of letter to you.

Thank you, and hope you have chance to find another love. 

-From Tatyana

Learning about Russia

Before taking Russian Literature, the only fact I had known about Russia was its cold weather and its history in twentieth century.  By learning through the presentations about Russia, I could understand and imagine life in Russia.  Russia is beautiful and interesting place that I want to plan on visiting sometime.   The beautiful buildings and famous Operas attracted me to go and share Russian culture.  Also, the alphabets of Russian resemble to the alphabets but differentiate by unique pronunciations and writing style.  The deeper and more specific facts I gained about Russia, I could find myself absorbed into real life of Russia.

Review about Onegin Book I

The story was confusing and ambiguous in order to understand the point of the book.  For me, especially for international student, reading Russian Literature by English is demanding task.  The Book I was basically the introduction of the character, Onegin.  He is the typical man who ran out of property and lives with his desire.  Pushkin introduces about the Russian society which was divided within classes.  The distinguishness between the aristocrats and lower class is obviously described in the story.  For me, the first time reading Russian Literature was new opportunity to face another type of literature and interesting to understand the contents behind the book.