Identify the duelists.
Answer: Eugene Onegin and Vladimir Lensky by Repine. Arguably the most famous duel in literature was made more ironic by the fact that Pushkin himself died in a duel.
Answered by: Arvind, Corina, Ashwin, Swapnaa, Hari, P and Mekie.
Aside: For those interested in reading the poem, try Charles Johnston's version of Eugene Onegin. Despite V. Nabokov's quibbles in accurately translating Pushkin in English verse, he does an outstanding job in translating the meaning of poem while maintaining the rhyme and meter of the Onegin stanzas. {steps off soapbox}.
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Onegin and Lensky from Pushkin's Eugene Onegin.
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Scratch that - the duel that I guessed happened in July with no snow on the ground (unless it was a weird year)!
Third time's the charm :)
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