# Princess Alina — Eugene Onegin character guide

> Princess Alina in Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pauline, that Princess Pauline of old

**First appearance:** 0011-vii

## Who they are

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

## Relationships

### [Olga Larina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/characters/olga_larina)

_family_

Olga is the niece of Princess Alina, who serves as a maternal figure and confidante.

### [Eugene Onegin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/characters/eugene_onegin)

_social_

Onegin meets Princess Alina (Tattiana's aunt) in high society after his travels, where she is now Tattiana's chaperone.

### [Tattiana Larina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/characters/tattiana_larina)

_family_

Princess Alina is Tattiana's aunt and later her social mentor in St. Petersburg high society.

### [Akulka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/characters/akulka)

_professional_

Akulka is likely a servant or serf under Princess Alina's household.

### [Alexander Pushkin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/characters/alexander_pushkin)

_social_

Pushkin, as the author-narrator, mentions Princess Alina as a minor character in his story.

### [Eugene Onegin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/characters/eugene_onegin)

_social_

Onegin meets Princess Alina (Tattiana's aunt) in high society after his travels, where she is now Tattiana's chaperone.

### [Olga Larina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/characters/olga_larina)

_family_

Olga is the niece of Princess Alina, who serves as a maternal figure and confidante.

### [Olga Larina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/characters/olga_larina)

_family_

Olga is the niece of Princess Alina, who serves as a maternal figure and confidante.

## In the story

### [Chapter XXX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xxx)

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

### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xxxiii)

The woman described, who once styled herself Pauline and affected French manners, now lives a practical Russian life.

### [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xxxvii)

The elderly aunt, an invalid who has survived four years with a lung complaint, welcomes the newcomers.

### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xxxviii)

Arrives and greets the family with affectionate exclamations, recalling past memories.

### [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xxxix)

Princess Alina speaks to Tattiana and her mother, weeping and coughing, expressing her weakness and the burden of old age.

### [LI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/li)

One of the aunts who nudges Tattiana and whispers instructions to look left.

## Links

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