ON THE "DOUBLE" OF "EUGENE ONEGIN"
The novel Eugene Velsky by M. I. Voskresensky is called «the double» of Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin. However, there is no defnite answer on how M. I. Voskresensky's work should be interpreted. In addition, the purpose Eugene Velsky was created for remains unclear. The article presents the basic hypotheses and approaches to Eugene Velsky, the contemporaries' judgments and the novel's reception as compared to Eugene Onegin.