Oblomov. Goncharov I.A.

Roman Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov (1812–1891) “Oblomov” (1859) is one of the most important works of Russian literature of the XIX century. It affects the acute social problems of that time: the difficult life of serfs, laziness and idleness of the landowners. The image of the protagonist - Ilya Ilyich Oblomov - so truthfully and accurately reflected the common type of Russian nobility of the XIX century that the concept of "Oblomovshchina" was immediately entered into use. The critic Nikolai Dobrolyubov even claimed that “Oblomovism” is “the key to the unraveling of many phenomena of Russian life.” He has disgust and boredom. The only thing he does is lies on the couch and thinks. Oblomov’s whole life passes in dreams: he will imagine himself a great commander, he will imagine himself a married man who is concerned with a beautiful peasant... Once a friend Andrei Stolz comes to him-the exact opposite of an inactive dreamer Oblomov. Stolz is energetic and mobile, has a sharp mind and willpower. Trying to save a comrade from an “eternal sleep”, Stolz makes Oblomov wake up and start living a full life...