Many remarkable works were written by the famous Russian writer I. S. Turgenev, “The Noble Nest” is one of the best.
In the novel "The Noble Nest" Turgenev describes the manners and customs of life of the Russian nobility, his interests and hobbies.
The main character of the work - the nobleman Lavretsky Fedor Ivanovich - was brought up in the family of his aunt Glafira. Fedor's mother - a former maid - died when the boy was very young. My father lived abroad. When Fyodor was twelve years old, the father returned home and was engaged in raising his son.
The novel “The Noble Nest”, a brief summary of the work give us the opportunity to find out what kind of home education and upbringing the children received in the noble families. Fedor was taught many sciences. His upbringing was severe: early in the morning they woke up, doused with cold water, fed once a day, taught to ride a horse and shoot. When his father died, Lavretsky leaves to study in Moscow. He was then 23 years old.
The novel "The Noble Nest", a brief summary of this work will allow us to learn about the hobbies and passions of young nobles in Russia. During one of the visits to the theater, Fedor saw a beautiful girl in the box - Varvara Pavlovna Korobina. A friend introduces him to the beautiful family. Varenka was smart, sweet, educated.
Studying at the university was abandoned due to the marriage of Fedor to Barbara. Young spouses move to St. Petersburg. There, their son is born and soon dies. On the advice of a doctor, the Lavretsky go to live in Paris. Soon, the enterprising Varvara becomes the mistress of a popular salon and starts an affair with one of her visitors. Having learned about his wife ’s infidelity, accidentally reading the love note of her chosen one, Lavretsky breaks all relations with her and returns to his estate.
Once he visited a cousin, Kalitina Maria Dmitrievna, who lives with her two daughters - Lisa and Lena. The eldest - the devout Lisa - interested Fedor, and he soon realized that his feelings for this girl were serious. Lisa had a fan, a certain Panshin, whom she did not like, but on the advice of her mother she did not repel.
In one of the French magazines, Lavretsky read that his wife had died. Fedor declares to Lisa in love and learns that his love is mutual.
Fortunately, the young man knew no bounds. Finally, he met the girl of his dreams: tender, charming and also serious. But when he returned home, a living and unharmed Varvara was waiting for him in the lobby. She tearfully begged her husband to forgive her, if only for the sake of their daughter Ada. Scandalously known in Paris, the beautiful Varenka was in great need of money, because her salon no longer gave her the income necessary for a luxurious life.
Lavretsky appoints her annual maintenance and allows her to settle in his estate, but refuses to live with her. Clever and resourceful Varvara talked with Lisa and convinced the devout and meek girl to abandon Fedor. Lisa convinces Lavretsky not to leave his family. He settles the family on his estate, and he leaves for Moscow.
Deeply disappointed in her unfulfilled hopes, Lisa breaks off all relations with the secular world and goes to the monastery to find the meaning of life in suffering and prayers. Lavretsky visits her in the monastery, but the girl did not even glance at him. Only fluttering eyelashes gave her feelings.
And Varenka again went to Petersburg, and then to Paris, to continue there a fun and carefree life. The Noble Nest, a brief summary of the novel, reminds us how much space in a person’s soul is occupied by his feelings, especially love.
Eight years later, Lavretsky visits the house where he once met with Lisa. Fedor again plunged into the atmosphere of the past - the same garden outside the window, the same piano in the living room. After returning home, he lived for a long time with sad memories of his failed love.
The "Noble Nest", a brief summary of the work allowed us to touch on some features of the lifestyle and customs of the 19th century Russian nobility.