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Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian poet, born on 6th of July, 1799. in Moscow. He is known as one of the best Russian poets and a father of Russian literature in general. At his early age, he is left in the care of peasants Nikita Kozlov and Arina Yakovleva.

Pushkin was a descendant of the old noble family by his father's side while his mother was a granddaughter of Gannibal, famous Ethiopian prince who had a lot of influence on the emperor Peter the Great.

As a child, he was sent away to Lyceum near St. Petersburg. He begins writing his poems during his schooling, and after graduating, he was well known in poetic circles. At first, he was influenced with traditional classicism, but later he started writing on manners of romanticism. He was spending his time in the company of many intellectuals who made his creativity even stronger.

His most famous works are "Mozart and Salieri, "Weeding in the Time of Plague", "Captain's Daughter", "Dubrovski", "Gypsies", and his greatest accomplishment is a novel "Evgenij Onegin".

He dies on January 29th,1837., succumbing the shooting consequences.

The Gypsies

Author: Alexander Pushkin

"The Gypsies" is a narrative poem by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, written in 1824., and published in 1827. This poem belongs to the cycle of so-called "southern poems", which we wrote during his exile at his mother's Mihaylovski estate in northern Russia. The main idea of this poem, and also the theme as well is … [Read more...] about The Gypsies

Eugene Onegin

Author: Alexander Pushkin

"Eugene Onegin" is the most famous work of a Russian author named Pushkin. It's written in 5.600 verses and it is a novel containing 8 chapters. Pushkin wrote it almost 8 years and is now considered one of the most significant works of Russian literature. This novel started the popularity rising of Russian literature … [Read more...] about Eugene Onegin

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish

Author: Alexander Pushkin

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish is a fairy tale. It was written without any side events that would disrupt the main course of action. In the introduction, main characters are mentioned - an old man, an old woman and a place where they live - on the beach by the blue sea. The plot begins when the old man catches … [Read more...] about The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish

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