By acknowledging Oblomovka's dust clinging stubbornly to his feet, Goncharov includes himself in Russian feudalism's lasting influence and speaks as a fellow Oblomovite.
There still remain, in both parts of the united kingdom, some great estates which have continued, without interruption, in the hands of the same family since the times of feudal anarchy.
Seeing herself thus welcomed, la Grande Nanon wept secretly tears of joy, and attached herself in all sincerity to her master, who from that day ruled her and worked her with feudal authority.
In his plays, he does not hesitate to describe the cruelty and anti-natural character of the civil wars, but he did not, could not, and even would not go all the way against feudal rule.