![]() ![]() The story then returns to the present time, when Nikolai keeps on watching the road until he sees a carriage caring for his son so he runs to greet him. But because Nikolai was getting older, he was forced to return to his home to his countryside and wait for his son to return home. Nikolai accompanied his son to Petersburg instead and enrolled him at the University of Petersburg. Ten years after their son’s birth, Nikolai’s wife also died and Nikolai raised his son alone. Nikolai married his landlord’s daughter and had one son together named Arkady. Nikolai remained there for a few years and in the year when Nikolai finished his studies, his father had a stroke and died and his mother followed shortly after. Nikolai was supposed to follow a career in the military but because he broke his leg on the day he was commissioned, his father sent him to Petersburg and enrolled him into a University. The reader is provided with some biographical information about Nikolai Kirsanov and it is revealed that he was raised in the South and has another brother named Pavel. ![]() ![]() The story starts on the 20th of May, 1859, when Nikolai Kirsanov, the son of a Russian general, waits for the arrival of his son. Written by Nicola Francisc, Shehreen Sadiq We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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