Alexander Pushkin - Wikipedia
WEBAlexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (English: / ˈ p ʊ ʃ k ɪ n /; Russian: Александр Сергеевич Пушкин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn] ⓘ; 6 June [O.S. 26 May] 1799 – 10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and …
Aleksandr Pushkin | Biography, Works, & Legacy | Britannica
WEBMay 1, 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 Pushkin | Poetry Foundation
WEBRussia’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. Pushkin began…
Alexander Pushkin: Weaving Words into Russian History
WEBPassionately exploring historical intricacies, Joe interprets the tapestry of words through a uniquely historical lens. Alexander Pushkin was a revolutionary 19th-century Russian poet and novelist who toiled with exile while changing the face of Russian literature.
Aleksandr Pushkin summary | Britannica
WEBAleksandr Pushkin, (born June 6, 1799, Moscow, Russia—died Feb. 10, 1837, St. Petersburg), Russian writer. Born into an aristocratic family, Pushkin began his literary career while still a student at the Imperial Lyceum at Tsarskoye Selo (later renamed Pushkin). His first major work was the romantic poem Ruslan and Ludmila (1820).
Alexander Pushkin - New World Encyclopedia
WEBAleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Пу́шкин (June 6, 1799 – February 10, 1837) was a Russian romantic writer whom most Russians consider their greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.
Biography - Alexander Pushkin
WEBAlexander Pushkin was born into an impoverished noble family on June 6, 1799. In his early childhood he was a taciturn and sedentary child – his elder sister Olga recalled that until the age of six the boy “was just a laggard. Initial education Pushkin was at home. His upbringing was no different from the customary system then in noble ...
Russian literature - Aleksandr Pushkin, Poetry, Novels
WEBHis diverse lyrics include a series on the poet’s double identity as artist and man of the world; political poems that got him into trouble with the tsar as well as poems in praise of the tsar and his suppression of the Poles; some remarkable elegies (“Vospominaniye” [1828; “Remembrance”]; “Elegiya” [1830; “Elegy”]); love poems, including the “i...
About Alexander Pushkin | Academy of American Poets
WEBAlexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic Movement. Often considered one of the major figures of modern Russian literature, he authored many works, including the verse novel Eugene Onegin (Aleksandr Smirdin, 1831), the closet drama Boris Godunov (Press of the Department of Education, …
Alexander Pushkin | Poets | Oxford Song
WEBAlexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (6 June 1799 – 10 February 1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin was born into Russian nobility in Moscow.
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