Ilya Ilyich <strong>Oblomov</strong> is a member of Russia's dying aristocracy a man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his bo... » 

Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a member of Russia's dying aristocracy a man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his books, insulted his friends and found himself in debt. Too apathetic to do anything about his problems, he lives in a grubby, crumbling apartment, waited on by Zakhar, his equally idle servant. «