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Oblomov is one of the most distinctive characters in Russian literature - within a short time following its publication in 1859, the novel spawned its own saying: ‘Oblomovism’! From the pen of Ivan Goncharov (1812-1891) emerged a portrait of a young man, Ilya Ilyitch Oblomov, who represented...

This novel centers on the figure of Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, a member of the dying class of the landed gentry, who spends most of his time lying in bed gazing at life in an apathetic daze, encouraged by his equally lazy servant Zakhar and routinely swindled by his acquaintances. But this torpid existence comes to an end when, spurred on by his crumbling finances, the love of a woman, and the reproaches of his friend, the hardworking Schtoltz, Oblomov finds that he must engage with the real world and face up to his commitments. 

Oblomov is the best known novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Oblomov is also the central character of the novel, often seen as the ultimate incarnation of the superfluous man, a symbolic character in 19th-century Russian literature. Oblomov was compared to Shakespeare's Hamlet as answering "No!" to the question "To be or not to be?" Oblomov is a young, generous nobleman who seems incapable of making important decisions or undertaking any significant actions.

"Oblomov" - glavy iz romana "Oblomov". Roman, napisannyy russkim pisatelem Ivanom Aleksandrovichem Goncharovym v period s 1847po 1859 god. Vpervye byl opublikovan v 1859 godu. Roman vhodit v trilogiyu s proizvedeniyami "Obyknovennaya istoriya" i "Obryv", yavlyayas' ee vtoroy chast'yu.

"Oblomov" - radiospektakl' po romanu "Oblomov". Roman, napisannyy russkim pisatelem Ivanom Aleksandrovichem Goncharovym v period s 1847po 1859 god. Vpervye byl opublikovan v 1859 godu. Roman vhodit v trilogiyu s proizvedeniyami "Obyknovennaya istoriya" i "Obryv", yavlyayas' ee vtoroy chast'yu.