Alexander Pushkin(1799-1837) is considered by most to be Russia's greatest poet. Pushkin, the Russian national poet, is famously descended from an African slave. Pushkin's life was cut short by a duel, yet he was nevertheless astoundingly prolific, and his poems are as rich and complex as they are beautiful.
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Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet, as well as the founder of modern Russian literature.
Pushkin was born into the Russian... Wikipedia
Born: June 6, 1799, Moscow, Russia
Died: February 10, 1837 (age 37 years), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Influenced by: Vasily Zhukovsky, William Shakespeare, Lord Byron, and more
Grandfathers: Osip Gannibal and Lev Pushkin
Spouse: Natalia Pushkina (m. 1831–1837)
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Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin was born in Moscow on May 26, 1799 (Old Style). In 1811 he was selected to be among the thirty students in the first class at ...