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He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet, [4] [5] [6] [7] as well as the founder of modern Russian literature. [8] [9] Pushkin was born into the Russian nobility in Moscow. [10] His father, Sergey Lvovich Pushkin, belonged to an old noble family.
Pushkin (‹See Tfd› Russian: Пу́шкин) is a municipal town in Pushkinsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located 24 kilometers (15 mi) south from the center of St. Petersburg proper, [5] and its railway station, Tsarskoye Selo, is directly connected by railway to the Vitebsky Rail Terminal of the city.
Sep 27, 2024 · Aleksandr Pushkin, Russian poet, novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer who has often been considered his country’s greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Learn more about his life, both in and out of exile, his major works, and his influential legacy.
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837) lived for just 37 years at the very beginning of the 19th century. He was a rake, a free spirit, an admirer of beautiful women and considered by many...
Russia’s most famous poet, Alexander Pushkin was born into one of Russia’s most famous noble families. His mother was the granddaughter of an Abyssinian prince, Hannibal, who had been a favorite of Peter I, and many of Pushkin’s forebears played important roles in Russian history.
On January 27, in a duel with Danthès, Pushkin was fatally wounded. After excruciating suffering, Pushkin died on January 29, 1837 at the age of 38. This is how the journey of this Russian writer and poet, reformer of the modern Russian language, ends on earth. In Russia, not without reason, it is still said today: «Pushkin is our everything!»
Sep 24, 2022 · With a life that inspired romantic poems not just in Russia but across the globe, Alexander Pushkin is widely hailed as Russia’s greatest poet, author, and the founder of modern Russian literature.
Pushkin occupies a unique place in Russian literature. It is not just that Russians view him as their greatest poet; he is also virtually the symbol of Russian culture. His life, as well as his work, has acquired mythic status.
Pushkin, suburban town and administrative raion (district) of St. Petersburg, northwestern European Russia, 14 miles (22 km) south of the city of St. Petersburg. Tsarskoye Selo grew up around one of the main summer palaces of the Russian royal family.
Pushkin was both Russia's Byron and Russia's Shakespeare. His desperately romantic life - a series of ill-fated love affairs, clashes with authority, and a series of duels including his final, fatal encounter with the French cavalry officer George d'Anthès - and the lyric verse it inspired remain a potent primer to the classics for generation ...
