Nicholas I, after the death of his father and previous Russian Tsar Alexander I, was a tsar who ruled as a tsar of Russia while fearing that one of those officials or those close to him would betray him. This originated from the Decembers revolt, where a group of these members gathered a bunch of troops and brought them to the palace where they would stage a revolt and try to force him to abdicate the throne. Due to this, he feared that those around him cannot be trusted and might come and backstab him at some point (as well as fearing that his family would end up being harmed by the backstabbers as well), which would lead him to exiling many officials (some to Serbia) before letting them return to Russia and apologizing to them. However,…show more content… This would pretty much show how people during the time of Nicholas I’s reign presented the females of Russia. On page 248 of Nevsky Prospect, these two sentences states: “And what ladies’ sleeves you meet on Nevsky Prospect! Ah, how lovely!” From what these two sentences, the author is praising the looks of the ladies in Russia, meaning they are respected a lot during the Nicholas I’s. If that isn’t enough, the sentence before it on the same page would express the same praise regarding the ladies. It reads: It seems as if a whole sea of butterflies has suddenly arisen from the stems, their brilliant cloud undulating over the black beetles of the male sex.” What this reads over here is the beautiful dresses that woman wear and that woman in Russia walk among the men as equals. Though that is due to the romantic era that Russia underwent before going to Realism era, where woman in Russia dressed and act elegantly. When we get to the person Piskarev, who was chasing a noblewoman, he decided to paint a picture of a beauty in exchange for the opium. Once using it, he starts dreaming of the woman he fell in love with, where he would be describing how she looks from 263-265. During the time he was high on opium, he would make statements such as “Oh, how nicely she sits by the window of a bright country house.” This is pretty similar to how woman in Russia were portrayed for their beauty and tenderness, where they would sit on places like a pedestal to show it. On page 264, the second paragraph shows that he starts dreaming of as his wife while he paints a picture of her, where she would be sitting beside him and showing her loving care for her husband. This would continue to show how much love he has for her, as well as, just like in Russian society, how the woman is being praised and portrayed by Pikarev. Next up is the Russian Officer Pirogov, who
