Ivan Bunin's short story "Natalie" from the collection Dark Avenues, is a "small novel" about love and lust, where sensuality is contrasted with genuine feeling, and fate is intertwined with death. The work is divided into two parts: the first explores the conflict between love and carnal desire, while the second delves into the themes of love, fate, and death, tracing the tragic arc of the heroine's life.