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Ася. Первая любовь
В книгу вошли повести И.С.Тургенева (1818-1883) "Ася", "Первая любовь", обязательные для чтения и изучения в средней общеобразовательной школе.
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First published January 1, 1903
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Ivan Turgenev
1,821 books2,774 followersIvan Sergeyevich Turgenev (Cyrillic: Иван Сергеевич Тургенев) was a novelist, poet, and dramatist, and now ranks as one of the towering figures of Russian literature. His major works include the short-story collection A Sportsman’s Sketches (1852) and the novels Rudin (1856), Home of the Gentry (1859), On the Eve (1860), and Fathers and Sons (1862).
These works offer realistic, affectionate portrayals of the Russian peasantry and penetrating studies of the Russian intelligentsia who were attempting to move the country into a new age. His masterpiece, Fathers and Sons, is considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.
Turgenev was a contemporary with Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy. While these wrote about church and religion, Turgenev was more concerned with the movement toward social reform in Russia.
These works offer realistic, affectionate portrayals of the Russian peasantry and penetrating studies of the Russian intelligentsia who were attempting to move the country into a new age. His masterpiece, Fathers and Sons, is considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.
Turgenev was a contemporary with Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy. While these wrote about church and religion, Turgenev was more concerned with the movement toward social reform in Russia.
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March 21, 2019
اول قرااتي لتورجينيف...اجد هذه الروايه بريئه غضه...و خفيفه بلا افتعال....برود تام حتى ظهور بطلتها المضطربه جدا و التي كمن يرمي حجر في ماء اسن يخلف ضجه ثم ينتكس الى القاع... روايه بلا عمق ! و نجمه للحظات قليله من السعاده المتفلته...اعتقد ان افضل وصف هنا سذاجه مشاعر المجموع و قدر واع بتصرف!
October 21, 2015
Ivan Turgenev is just a legend, that's all you can say! Everything is written so beautifully, Asya is one of my favorite stories, ever!
October 7, 2015
Отчего все герои Тургенева являются неудачниками с непробиваемой внутренней философией, направленной на разрушение общественных ценностей? Ещё можно понять, когда мотивы действующих лиц оправдываются высокими идеалами, толкающими их не совершение отчаянных поступков. Но как к ним относиться, если их философия касается любви? Отнюдь, не возвышенной любви, а обыкновенной плотской увлечённости, итогом которой должно стать сближение. Только вот сближения никак не происходит. Снова герои Тургенева создают трудности, изводя читателя монологами и диалогами. Казалось бы, протяни руку и сожми трепещущее сердце любимой особы, как всем сразу станет хорошо. Но нет! Выйти из клетки не получается; прутья гнутся, не ломаясь; выбор судьбы заранее предрешён кем-то за тебя. Подобное повествование у Тургенева встречается не только в «Дворянском гнезде», но и в «Асе», «Первой любви» и «Вешних водах». Они друг от друга отличаются только действующими лицами и местом действия, в остальном написаны едва ли не под копирку.
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January 4, 2019
да блин, да что-ж у Тургенева все не слава богу? ну для 20 века может читатель и понял бы, но в 21, элементарная неспособность двух взрослых людей высказать свои чувства, обьясниться нормально, а не домыслами ( из-за культурных предрассудков зачастую) дабы предупредить импульсивные глупые поступки, из-за которых могла бы измениться их судьба, просто поражает своей тупостью.
Главный герой, неделю-другую пообщавшись с девушкой, вроде как и влюбился, а вроде как и нет- сам не понял. "Когда я встретился с ней в той роковой комнате, во мне еще не было ясного сознания моей любви: оно не проснулось даже тогда, когда я сидел с ее братом в бессмысленном и тягостном молчании... оно вспыхнуло с неудержимой силой лишь несколько мгновений спустя, когда, испуганный возможностью несчастья, я стал искать и звать ее... но тогда уже было поздно." И на этом мимолетном знакомстве, которое даже флиртом нельзя назвать, завязывается вся драма повести. через много лет, такой мужчина и не вспомнил бы подобную "любовь". Повесть- подразумевает основанность на реальных событиях, что еще более печально.
Главный герой, неделю-другую пообщавшись с девушкой, вроде как и влюбился, а вроде как и нет- сам не понял. "Когда я встретился с ней в той роковой комнате, во мне еще не было ясного сознания моей любви: оно не проснулось даже тогда, когда я сидел с ее братом в бессмысленном и тягостном молчании... оно вспыхнуло с неудержимой силой лишь несколько мгновений спустя, когда, испуганный возможностью несчастья, я стал искать и звать ее... но тогда уже было поздно." И на этом мимолетном знакомстве, которое даже флиртом нельзя назвать, завязывается вся драма повести. через много лет, такой мужчина и не вспомнил бы подобную "любовь". Повесть- подразумевает основанность на реальных событиях, что еще более печально.
May 6, 2020
What a joy to read some Turgenev during these turbulently peaceful times! I read these two short novellas along with a good length novel Spring Torrents and all three of them are pleasantly beautiful. Turgenev's writing flows like a gentle wind traversing through the hills and marrows of his 19th century Russia, uncovering all the complexities and emotions that affect the commoners and gentlefolk alike. I shall be reading more of him soon.
December 22, 2021
Interesting novellas. Very Russian in their sadness and longing
May 26, 2025
I still need to read Asya.
mungy has my copy though (I will never get it back)
mungy has my copy though (I will never get it back)
December 20, 2025
It’s a good read
December 11, 2015
Un autor favorito y preferido. Ver
Romans et Nouvelles Complets
en 3 vols. (ed. Gallimard, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade). Del 1er vol. me han gustado más: Petuchkov, Memorias de un Cazador, Diario de un Hombre Superfluo, Aguas Tranquilas (lo había visto traducido como Remanso de Paz), Jakob Passinkov, y Rudine.
Del 2º vol. me han gustado especialmente: Assia, Nido de Nobles, Primer Amor, y Humo.
Y del 3er vol. lo mejor para mí es la Historia del Teniente Iergunov, mi preferida, Aguas Primaverales (o Lluvia de Primavera), mi preferida, y El Reloj, mi preferida.
Del 2º vol. me han gustado especialmente: Assia, Nido de Nobles, Primer Amor, y Humo.
Y del 3er vol. lo mejor para mí es la Historia del Teniente Iergunov, mi preferida, Aguas Primaverales (o Lluvia de Primavera), mi preferida, y El Reloj, mi preferida.
December 3, 2024
Oh, love, where would we all be without you? This is the first book I've read from Turgenev, and I was not disappointed. I still cannot understand how someone can write so lightly yet describe so profoundly. Well, Turgenev can! This book contains two stories that talk about and celebrate romantic love in its purest form! How boring would life be without this love!
September 30, 2013
Both books are greatly written, are very touching, emotional and beautiful. Asya, although, has quite an unexpected ending for me, maybe from the perspective of today's reality. First love is very vital and realistic, even if today it feels very different from the time I first read in my teen age.
September 1, 2009
sad, but good
April 14, 2017
I read the two novellas Asya and First Love in one sitting and was impressed by the ability of the author to create such dramatic, extraordinary stories and turn them into a masterpiece from a seemingly simple and straightforward situation. Turgenev's writing style is poetic and melancholic, I devoured every word and every sentence admiring his exceptional skill of using words. The magnificent and vivid descriptions of the people and places in the stories made them tangible and so familiar.
Of both stories I have a slight preference for First love. Even thought Asya was skillfully portrayed with all the contradiction, mood swings and emotions, I did not find her likable. It is obvious, that the understanding of her society position teared her apart: she was trying to adjust the society, but her roots were taking over; she was ashamed and proud of her mother at the same time and could not find neither her place nor peace. As for the main male character I liked him a lot. I would say he is really reliable and credible figure you can create about 40 pages. He is such an ordinary guy and development of his feelings and, what is more, his understanding of his feelings are so dramatic and beautiful. The way he fell in love with Asya was nice because it was realistic: slowly, day by day, without even knowing it till the end. Only when she disappears from his life because she thinks he is indifferent, does he realize his true love and is hit by an enormous sense of loss and despair.
As for First Love, here everything is much more difficult. It has so much depth and so many layers. Behind the beautiful description of a young, passionate affection of a 16 year old boy to a 20 year old girl, we can see so much drama unfold. First of all, it is the consequences of the arranged marriage and the atmosphere in the family as a result of the coldness of the parents towards each other. Secondly, the portrait of social relationships: the tension between neighbors and the attitude of the Zinaida's suitor towards her family. And finally, the relationship between parents and children: it is painful to read about this almost grown up boy is longing for his father's love. How he is ready to do anything for his approval or at least attention. Even the knowledge of his father stealing away his first and true love does not change his attitude, so strong his admiration and affection towards father are. That was really heart breaking.
What unites those two novellas is the idea of a true, pure and deep love, that is able to change the whole direction of your life and your point of view about yourself. The emotional experience for both characters were so strong and vivid that they were not able to overcome it in the future and were left to lead a lonely life. It is extraordinary how such a short novella can stir so many emotions and feelings.
Of both stories I have a slight preference for First love. Even thought Asya was skillfully portrayed with all the contradiction, mood swings and emotions, I did not find her likable. It is obvious, that the understanding of her society position teared her apart: she was trying to adjust the society, but her roots were taking over; she was ashamed and proud of her mother at the same time and could not find neither her place nor peace. As for the main male character I liked him a lot. I would say he is really reliable and credible figure you can create about 40 pages. He is such an ordinary guy and development of his feelings and, what is more, his understanding of his feelings are so dramatic and beautiful. The way he fell in love with Asya was nice because it was realistic: slowly, day by day, without even knowing it till the end. Only when she disappears from his life because she thinks he is indifferent, does he realize his true love and is hit by an enormous sense of loss and despair.
As for First Love, here everything is much more difficult. It has so much depth and so many layers. Behind the beautiful description of a young, passionate affection of a 16 year old boy to a 20 year old girl, we can see so much drama unfold. First of all, it is the consequences of the arranged marriage and the atmosphere in the family as a result of the coldness of the parents towards each other. Secondly, the portrait of social relationships: the tension between neighbors and the attitude of the Zinaida's suitor towards her family. And finally, the relationship between parents and children: it is painful to read about this almost grown up boy is longing for his father's love. How he is ready to do anything for his approval or at least attention. Even the knowledge of his father stealing away his first and true love does not change his attitude, so strong his admiration and affection towards father are. That was really heart breaking.
What unites those two novellas is the idea of a true, pure and deep love, that is able to change the whole direction of your life and your point of view about yourself. The emotional experience for both characters were so strong and vivid that they were not able to overcome it in the future and were left to lead a lonely life. It is extraordinary how such a short novella can stir so many emotions and feelings.
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