Married to a genius: the great Russian writers who turned out to be the most obnoxious husbands

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

When it comes to Leo Tolstoy or Sergei Yesenin, the genius of these men and their invaluable contribution to Russian and world literature immediately comes to mind. Nobody thinks about what kind of personalities they were, and what is even more interesting, family men. This review contains the most famous Russian writers and poets who turned out to be intolerable husbands who made their wives unhappy.

Leo Tolstoy and Sophia Bers

- this is how the famous novel Anna Karenina begins. It is with this phrase that one can best characterize the marriage of Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy and Sophia Andreevna Bers. When they got married she was 18 and he was 34.

Even before the wedding, Tolstoy decided that there should be no secrets between future spouses, and showed his diaries to the bride. Sophia read with horror about the groom's gambling debts, drunken brawls, connections with a gypsy woman, intimate relationships with a peasant woman Aksinya. Nevertheless, Sophia was sure that she loved the count and would forgive him absolutely everything.

This marriage lasted 48 long years. From the outside, it seemed that the Tolstoy couple were the perfect couple. He is a count, a talented writer, a person respected by all. She is an exemplary mother, wife and hostess. In fact, Lev Nikolaevich often felt dissatisfaction with life, which led to moral experiences that negatively reflected, first of all, on his wife. Sofya Andreevna - the mother of 13 children, was forced to stay in Yasnaya Polyana, without going anywhere, and live according to her husband's rules.

In recent years, mutual reproaches and distrust of each other have grown into a real obsession. After another quarrel, Lev Nikolayevich packed his things and left home, leaving his wife only a farewell note. Sofya Andreevna decided to drown herself out of grief, but at the last moment she was rescued. She survived Tolstoy by 9 years. After his death, his wife devoted herself to publishing his diaries, but all this time the woman listened to reproaches how unworthy she was a genius wife. READ MORE …

Ivan Bunin and Vera Bunina

Vera Muromtseva for Ivan Bunin became a real "safe haven", a patient and caring wife. Once the writer was asked if he loved his wife, to which he replied:. After the October Revolution, the Bunins immigrated to Paris. Vera Nikolaevna helped her husband print manuscripts and publish newspaper notes. Together they had to endure poverty.

But after 16 years of family lull, the real thunder of Ivan Bunin's new passion burst out. He met Galina Kuznetsova, who was 30 years younger than him. All Paris was gossiping about this novel, and at home the writer persuaded his wife not to believe the gossip, they say, Kuznetsova is an aspiring writer. A year after the novel, Bunin did not find anything better than to settle a young mistress in his house.

Ivan Bunin did not even think about divorce. And why should one lose a well-established life in old age? “- Vera wrote in her diary. The wife adored her husband and forgave him everything. READ MORE …

Alexander Blok and Lyubov Mendeleeva

The daughter of the famous scientist Dmitry Mendeleev Lyubov became the chosen one of the poet and writer Alexander Blok. They had known each other since childhood. When the poet offered Lyuba his hand and heart, she was overjoyed. He called her the Beautiful Lady, the Eternal Wife, the Mysterious Maiden. But on the very first wedding night, his confession shocked the young wife.

Before going to bed, Block started a conversation: When she nodded her head in the affirmative, the newly-made husband continued: After that, he kissed the dumbfounded wife on the forehead and went to bed.

At first, she made honest attempts to seduce her husband, but then she realized that he had invented an exalted image for himself and would not step over him. It is worth noting that Alexander Blok often visited girls of easy virtue. Blok still insisted that he loved one of her, but looked at completely different women. READ MORE …

Sergey Yesenin and Isadora Duncan

Isadora Duncan became the third wife of Sergei Yesenin. When they first met, they were conquered by each other at first sight. The poet began to recite poetry to her. The dancer did not understand a word, but was delighted with the musicality of the poet's poems. After that, Yesenin fell on his knees in front of her and whispered: Duncan stroked his hair, saying:.

It was a real passion, which, unfortunately, began to fade after a few months. Isadora paid for carousing, gifts for Yesenin, she was delighted with him. But Sergei could not get out of drinking bouts for days, there were scandals. The next morning Yesenin repented and lay at her feet. But then everything was repeated again.

The dancer's friends were perplexed: Isadora only said:. Their marriage lasted two years. Yesenin informed Isadora of his break in a telegram.

After breaking up with Yesenin, Isadora Duncan lived for only a few years. Her death was terrible - the scarf hit the axle of the car and thus strangled the dancer. Isadora's death is often listed the most ridiculous deaths of famous people.