Historedia
Episode 2 of 2

Start of Chapter 2

When
October 22 - December 8, 1823
Where
Possibly Chisinau, inferred from Pushkin's residence there until 1823; not directly evidenced for this occurrence
Part of
Pushkin begins work on Eugene Onegin

Chapter 2 was started on October 22, 1823, coinciding with the completion of most of Chapter 1.

Chapter 2 was started on October 22, 1823, the date when most of chapter 1 had been finished. It was completed by December 8, except for stanzas XL and XXXV, which were added over the next three months.

Sources

  1. Eugene Onegin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
  2. Alexander Pushkin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28

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