Oblomov

"Oblomovshchina!" - Andrei Stolz speaks in his hearts to his friend, Ilya Ilyich Oblomov. And after all, a good person Ilya Ilyich, he will not offend anyone in vain, on the contrary, forgives everyone with a petty deception and eager to cash on himself, lies on the couch, does not fit into big things, has no significant plans. He is comfortable. A "Oblomovshchina" even sounds contemptuous. The energetic and entrepreneurial Stolz is trying to stir up his comrade, but the Oblomovsky idea of ​​comfort conflicts with reality.
The multifaceted artist Yuri Gershkovich for illustrations to "Oblomov" chose the style soft, round, as if Ilya Ilyich himself, without getting up from the sofa, pulled out his hand from a silk robe and portrayed himself and everyone around.
Portrait of I. A. Goncharov at the front: P.F. Borel, Litography, 1869
The text is printed by the publication:
Goncharov I. A. Poln. Sobr. Op. : in 20 tons of St. Petersburg. : Science, 1998. T. 4