Why does Pushkin call the mother of young Tatiana in ‘Eugene Onegin’ an “old woman”? CultureNov 22 2024Russia Beyond

https://www.rbth.com/arts/338024-pushkin-onegin-old-woman “Larina is simple, but a very nice old woman,” the author writes about Praskovya Larina. But, the “old woman” was probably no more than 38 years old!