The great Russian writer Ivan Alekseevich Bunin was not only a talented author but also popular among women. His first true love was Varvara Pashchenko, the daughter of a doctor, with whom he worked at the newspaper "Orlovsky Vestnik." Their relationship was complicated, as Varvara's father did not accept Ivan, a descendant of a declining noble family from the 15th century, as a son-in-law. The refusal of blessing was a heavy blow for the young Bunin, who remained essentially an unwed husband to Varvara for several years. However, their union fell apart in Poltava.

After several years of turmoil and travels through cities, Ivan Alekseevich settled in Moscow, where he quickly became popular. He made many acquaintances among famous people, and his new chosen one was nineteen-year-old Anna Tsakni, the daughter of a well-known Odessa editor of Greek descent, Nikolai Tsakni. This marriage turned out to be short-lived, but it produced Bunin's only son, Nikolai. Unfortunately, the boy died in 1905 from scarlet fever, and the writer had no more children.

Ivan Alekseevich's second and last wife was Vera Muromtseva, the daughter of Professor Nikolai Andreevich Muromtsev and the niece of the chairman of the first State Duma, Sergey Andreevich Muromtsev. Vera Nikolaevna became a faithful companion and assistant to Bunin, accompanying him through the Civil War and emigration. She worked on translating and editing his works, adapting them to the new orthography after the revolution.

Vera Nikolaevna was essentially the personal biographer of her great husband and remained with him until his death in 1953. She never caused scenes over his attention from other women and understood his weaknesses. Such was the personal life of the first Russian Nobel laureate in literature, Ivan Alekseevich Bunin.