Pushkin and the Beautiful Natalie

A historical study of the relationship between Pushkin and Goncharova, designed to dispel myths and slander about the poet’s wife. The book analyzes impartially the circumstances that led to the fateful duel and the role of each participant.

Natalya Nikolaevna Pushkina was suspected of a criminal affair with Dantès and Tsar Nicholas I; she was accused of her husband’s death; she was criticized for tactlessness and excessive flirtatiousness. But was she truly like that? The identity of the first beauty of Moscow is shrouded in mystery. Society split into factions: some hated Natalia Goncharova, while others worshipped her mind, beauty, and elegance. So why did that fateful duel happen? What circumstances led to it—could it have been prevented? Was Dantès just a pawn in someone else’s game?

This book is an impartial and obvious investigation of the circumstances of Pushkin’s life and personal relationships with his faithful wife, filled with historical materials and shedding light on the real events of that era.
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