Evgeniĭ Onegin vs Идиот: Which Should You Read?
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Evgeniĭ Onegin
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Eugene Onegin (Russian: Евге́ний Оне́гин, BGN/PCGN: Yevgeniy Onegin) is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin. It is a classic of Russian literature, and its eponymous protagonist has served as the model for a…
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Inspired by an image of Christ's suffering, Fyodor Dostoyevsky set out to portray "a truly beautiful soul" colliding with the brutal reality of contemporary society. Returning to St. Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Идиот highest: Идиот 4.2 · Evgeniĭ Onegin 3.9.
- Evgeniĭ Onegin is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 12 for Идиот.
- Идиот has the widest readership — 230503 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Evgeniĭ Onegin | Идиот | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (230503) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| Evgeniĭ Onegin | Идиот | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 12 | 230503 |
| Editions | 102 | 437 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Written reviews | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 31339 |
| Pages | 245 | 655 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Evgeniĭ Onegin or Идиот?
Идиот has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Идиот 4.2/5, Evgeniĭ Onegin 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Evgeniĭ Onegin or Идиот?
Evgeniĭ Onegin is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Evgeniĭ Onegin (245 pages, ≈ 4 h 32 m); Идиот (655 pages, ≈ 12 h 08 m).
Which is harder to read: Evgeniĭ Onegin or Идиот?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Evgeniĭ Onegin: Demanding; Идиот: Demanding.
Have both books been made into films?
Evgeniĭ Onegin: no film adaptation on record; Идиот: 5 film adaptations.