Outstanding personalities differ from ordinary people in that their passions are diverse, broad. But despite this, throughout life, their heart is faithful only to one woman whom they honor and adore, which they worship as a shrine.
I want to tell you today about the love of the famous person - Alexander Herzen, writer, publicist, philosopher, revolutionary.
In the distant 1835, after several months in prison, Alexander Herzen was exiled to Vyatka. The exile life of Herzen in the provincial Vyatka lasted three years, it took that much time to realize that in his life there is the love of all life - his cousin Natasha Zakharina.
The reference to Vyatka helped the young man to grow into a mature man, perhaps without this period of his life, we would not have known such a talented writer and public figure as later became Herzen.
About the very horn Herzen responded with contempt, venomously laughed at the mores of the provincial inhabitants, maliciously mocked Vyatka officials, their gossip and excesses. All social and cultural life was exposed to Herzen's acrid irony. Herzen called Vyatka a "swamp", and it is not surprising, because the young metropolitan "guest" came to the outback of Russia with intentions to entertain, organize feasts and seduce women. Soon provincial boredom hit Herzen, because here he could not even flash the imported capital dresses. It is interesting to note that in addition to fashion costumes, Herzen brought with him to Vyatka boxes with sparkling wines and a lot of money. Who from the young people does not like to have a drink!
Natalia Zakharyina knew about the entertainment and addictions of Alexander, but she could not help it, she found the strength to justify her lover, because he wrote such heartfelt letters about her feelings. He called her his angel of pure beauty.
Indeed, Herzen's love was great and strong. Natalia - was his goal, to which he aspired to return with all his might. But for many kilometers from Moscow, eroticism won light, spiritual feelings. As they say, hormones took their toll. Herzen had many other women.
Herstene's little apartment was gradually becoming more and more like a drunken den, because every evening there were huge, noisy, drunken orgies here. "The noise of orgies reminds me of the drunkenness of youth, in which high visions were dreamed, as through a fog," - in her letters Herzen justified himself for Natalia's behavior and every time promised that the drunkenness was over, but the evening came and " friends ", and again the nightly Vyatka was shaken with loud sounds of feasting in Herzen's apartment. And young Natalia was waiting for her beloved from exile ...
A lot of novels were made by Herzen in Vyatka, many of them were simply scandalous and shocked the public of a provincial city. Capital "Lovelace" skillfully circled the head not only young vyatchankam, but experienced Vyatka matrons. Particularly loud publicity received his connection with the official's wife. Their romance was booming, and it even happened that the woman suddenly became a widow. Then Herzen decided to go into the bushes and refused to marry her. The society lady was very shamed. Herzen escaped from this unpleasant situation by a happy circumstance - at the end of 1837, following the decision of Alexander II, he was replaced by a place of exile, transferred to Vladimir.
Natalia knew about the treachery of Herzen, but true love knows how to tolerate and forgive. Their romance was romantic, beautiful, just like in books about love. Natalia was for Herzen the brightest and purest creature in the world. And is it not permissible to forgive a person everything only because you are like a deity to him?
Natalia and Herzen were married secretly, not having received parental consent for marriage. For their love, there were no public boundaries. All their lives they lived together.
Book love is even in real people. Learn to forgive and be happy!