How the traditional institution of the family is changing and when were the first bells

Love relationships with several partners are mostly condemned by society. Of course, the creation of a “Swedish” family is not very common among us. Now it is associated, rather, with new-fangled Western trends. You'd be surprised, but polyamorous I met many Russian writers in the XIX century.



GettyImages Polyamorous relationship Polyamorous relationship involves cohabitation of three with the consent and approval of all participants. It turns out that such unusual alliances are not a new trend. Our ancestors have created before. nontraditional families. Including famous personalities.



GettyImages Ivan Turgenev and the Vivardo family Opera singer Polina Garcia.wife of a French writer Louis VivardoThere were a lot of fans. Boring family life and a big age difference with her husband (she was 20, and he was 40) pushed Polina to entertainment on the side. Turgenev was one of those whom the young artist chose for love fun.



The writer became so carried away that after Vivardo's tour of Russia in 1843 he went with his spouses. He moved from Berlin to Paris, from Paris to London to be closer to the Vivardo couple. Finally, in 1860. All three of them live together. at a villa in Baden-Baden. However, the young Pauline was not enough two men - she continued to have fun with others.



© GettyImages Nikolai Nekrasov and Panayev About the adventures of the writer was widely known. Kornei Chukovsky wrote that "Nekrasov was a polygamist, incapable of monogamous love.? When Nekrasova was 26, he fell in love with married Avdotya Panayeva. Her intelligence and education Avdotya easily fascinated men.

At first, the girl did not pay attention to the courtship of Nekrasov, but he still managed to persuade Avdotya to travel together. Then she admitted that love is mutual. It turned out that Avdotya's husband, Ivan Panayev, Not against a threesome at all..



In general, Nekrasov moved to the Panayevs, and the men began to divide Avdotya into two. So. They all lived together for 16 years. And they were happy. In addition, Nekrasov and Avdotya Panayeva even wrote novels together.

Alexander Herzen, poet and philosopher Alexander Herzen He was also known for his love affairs. In 1838, he married a cousin, Natalia Zakharyina. The couple had six children.



Herzen's family moved to Paris, and there Natalia fell in love with Alexander's friend, Georg Gerver. The woman frankly admitted to Alexander that she was not happy with family relations. As a result, a strange proposal was made: to live with George and his wife Emma.

The two families later lived in the same house. Although Natalia initially sought only a platonic relationship with George, as a result, she did cheat on her husband. A quarrel broke out, and Alexander kicked Georg Gerver out of the house. Yes, it is not always such a relationship turns into an idyll.

Mayakovsky and Lilya Brik Vladimir Mayakovsky fell in love with the muse of the Russian avant-garde at first sight in 1915. Although Lilya Brick She was married and had an affair between two artists. Lily's husband, Osip, was not at all against her relationship with Mayakovsky.



GettyImages After a while The poet began to live with his wife Brick.. The three of them moved from one apartment to another. What to say, Lilya settled down very conveniently: when Osip's health began to pass, there was a younger lover nearby.

What can we say about modern models of relationships, if even 200 years ago people created non-traditional families, sometimes living in four. Just such cases were not given much publicity.



GettyImages What do you think will change in the family in the near future? Will they? polyamorous Normal? We're waiting for comments!

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