On the eve
- First published
- 1860
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"On the eve: A novel by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev" is a novel first published in 1859. The story follows Elena Stakhova, a young woman pursued by multiple suitors on the eve of the Crimean War. When she meets Dmitri Insarov, a revolutionary Bulgarian, they fall in love and secretly marry, defying her parents' wishes. Their union leads them on a tragic journey that tests their ideals and devotion, ultimately taking Elena far from home in search of a cause greater than herself.
- Russia
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #6902. On the eve on Wikipedia.
