Mimi's Marriage

"Mimi's Marriage" by Lidiia Ivanovna Veselitskaia is a story from the early 1900s, telling of Mimi, a young woman facing societal forces related to getting married. It's a tale about how love blends with what people expect and whether personal joy can flourish amidst these relationships. We meet Mimotchka when she is getting engaged. The women in her family see this as a very good thing. Mimotchka is not sure she wants to marry Spiridon Ivanovitch, the man she will marry. She thinks about past relationships, including one that ended suddenly. She's not sure how she feels, and we see how social pressure impacts her choices.