Eugene Onegin · Character

Princess Alina

Tattiana's elderly aunt and a former Moscow society belle.

minor

Also known as Pauline, that Princess Pauline of old

First appearance: vii

Princess Alina's tie to Olga Larina is one of the pressures that moves Eugene Onegin—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Tattiana's Moscow cousin who told her romantic tales of Richardson's characters; also sighed for a guardsman despite being married.

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With Olga Larina (family): Olga is the niece of Princess Alina, who serves as a maternal figure and confidante. With Eugene Onegin (social): Onegin meets Princess Alina (Tattiana's aunt) in high society after his…

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Family
Social
Professional

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Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Olga Larina
family · positive
Olga is the niece of Princess Alina, who serves as a maternal figure and confidante. How this plays out →
Eugene Onegin
social · ambivalent
Tattiana Larina
family · positive
Akulka
professional · neutral
Alexander Pushkin
social · neutral
Eugene Onegin
social · ambivalent
Olga Larina
family · positive
Olga is the niece of Princess Alina, who serves as a maternal figure and confidante. How this plays out →
Olga Larina
family · positive
Olga is the niece of Princess Alina, who serves as a maternal figure and confidante. How this plays out →

Olga Larina
Olga is the niece of Princess Alina, who serves as a maternal figure and confidante.
Eugene Onegin
Onegin meets Princess Alina (Tattiana's aunt) in high society after his travels, where she is now Tattiana's chaperone.
Tattiana Larina
Princess Alina is Tattiana's aunt and later her social mentor in St. Petersburg high society.
Akulka
Akulka is likely a servant or serf under Princess Alina's household.
Alexander Pushkin
Pushkin, as the author-narrator, mentions Princess Alina as a minor character in his story.
Eugene Onegin
Onegin meets Princess Alina (Tattiana's aunt) in high society after his travels, where she is now Tattiana's chaperone.
Olga Larina
Olga is the niece of Princess Alina, who serves as a maternal figure and confidante.
Olga Larina
Olga is the niece of Princess Alina, who serves as a maternal figure and confidante.

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In the story

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Chapter XXX
Tattiana's Moscow cousin who told her romantic tales of Richardson's characters; also sighed for a guardsman despite being married.
XXXIII
The woman described, who once styled herself Pauline and affected French manners, now lives a practical Russian life.
XXXVII
The elderly aunt, an invalid who has survived four years with a lung complaint, welcomes the newcomers.
XXXVIII
Arrives and greets the family with affectionate exclamations, recalling past memories.
XXXIX
Princess Alina speaks to Tattiana and her mother, weeping and coughing, expressing her weakness and the burden of old age.
LI
One of the aunts who nudges Tattiana and whispers instructions to look left.

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