The future wife of Pushkin since childhood was a sweet girl. From the age of 8, Natasha attracted attention with unusually rare and antique features. She was brought up in severity, the mother, on whom all the worries about the house and the well-being of the family lay, did not spoil the children. Natalia Ivanovna expressed her love for children in education. Natasha was trained in several foreign languages, history, geography, literacy, studied literature. Childhood with a demanding mother and a crazy father left an imprint on Tasha's whole life. The girl’s only outlet was grandfather Afanasy Nikolayevich, who immensely loved her granddaughter and spoiled her in every way. Silence, shyness, humility and perfect obedience served in the future Natalya poor service.
Was - Tasha, became - Pushkin's wife
Acquaintance of Natalie and Pushkin occurred in the winter of 1828-1829. at the ball of the dancer Yogel. Future wife A.S. Pushkin was young (barely 16 years old) and regally beautiful in a snow-white dress with a golden hoop in her hair. This is how Alexander Sergeyevich remembered her, she instantly won his heart.
Pushkin’s courtship was long, he wrote a letter to Natalia Ivanovna, where he openly admitted his deep and strong feelings for her daughter. The poet asked for Natalie's hands, but the future mother-in-law did not immediately give an answer. Alexander Sergeevich was in the status of the groom for a year, negotiations have been ongoing for a dowry.
The mental state of the writer enriched Russian literature for centuries. At that time, Pushkin's beautiful poems were written: "I loved you ...", "On the Hills of Georgia" and "Don't sing, beauty, with me ...".
Lovers wrote each other many unique letters. The future wife of Pushkin, unable to withstand separation from the poet, sent a letter to her grandfather on May 5, 1830, in which she talked about her feelings for Pushkin. On May 6, 1830, Alexander Sergeevich and Goncharova were declared bride and groom. But an obstacle to the wedding was the cholera quarantines taking place in Moscow at that time. February 18, 1831 the wedding of the writer and Natalia.
Wife of Pushkin and Dantes
Dantes was a Frenchman by birth; after the revolution in France, he arrived in Russia with the intention of pursuing a career. The young man was accepted into the adopted sons by Baron Gekkeren - the Dutch envoy from St. Petersburg. Dantes was on a special account at the court of Emperor Nicholas I and was admitted to the regiment as an officer.
Dantes had regular and beautiful features, was a smug and arrogant young man. The young man began to look after Natalia. Pushkin’s wife, without giving any importance to this, told her husband about her secular successes and tricks of Dantes.
Six months before his death, Pushkin wrote "Fathers of the hermits and wives are innocent." As if anticipating the outcome of the upcoming duel, Alexander Sergeyevich created this prayer verse.
On January 27, 1837, a duel took place between the adoptive son of Haeckeren and the poet. During the duel, Pushkin was seriously injured, this wound led Alexander Sergeevich to death.
Natalia Nikolaevna, although she married a second time, through the rest of her life she carried her love for the poet. Goncharova’s last words were also about Pushkin.