📙 Eugene Onegin is the master work of the poet whom Russiansregard as the fountainhead of their literature. Set in 1820s Russia,Pushkin’s verse novel follows the fates of three men and threewomen. Engaging, full of suspense, and varied in tone, it also portraysa large cast of other characters and offers the reader many literary,philosophical, and autobiographical digressions, often in a highlysatirical vein. Eugene Onegin was Pushkin’s own favorite work, andthis new translation conveys the literal sense and the poetic music ofthe original.