Mumu

The story “Mumu,” created by I. S. Turgenev in the spring of 1852, is based on real events. A similar story happened to a serf named Andrei, who belonged to Varvara Petrovna, the writer’s mother, and who was mute. However, unlike Gerasim’s character, Andrei remained in service to his mistress until her death and did not leave her.