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Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian author of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin pioneered the use of vernacular speech in his poems and plays, creating a style of storytelling—mixing drama, romance, and satire—associated with Russian literature ever since and greatly influencing later Russian writers. He also wrote historical fiction. His Marie: A Story of Russian Love provides insight into Russia during the reign of Catherine the Great.

Born in Moscow, Russia, Pushkin published his first poem at the age of fifteen, and was widely recognized by the literary establishment by the time of his graduation from the Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo. Pushkin gradually became committed to social reform and emerged as a spokesman for literary radicals; in the early 1820s he clashed with the government, which sent him into exile in southern Russia. While under the strict surveillance of government censors and unable to travel or publish at will, he wrote his most famous play, the drama Boris Godunov, but could not publish it until years later. His novel in verse, Eugene Onegin, was published serially from 1825 to 1832.

Pushkin and his wife Natalya Goncharova, whom he married in 1831, later became regulars of court society. In 1837, while falling into greater and greater debt amidst rumors that his wife had started conducting a scandalous affair, Pushkin challenged her alleged lover, Georges d'Anthès, to a duel. Pushkin was mortally wounded and died two days later.1

Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)

Born 6 June [O.S. 26 May] 1799
Died 10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1837

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  • Cover of: Sochineniia A. S. Pushkina: polnoe sobranie v odnom tome, so state A. Skabichevskago: "Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin" (biograficheski ocherk), portretom avtora, gravirovannym V. Mat, i 160 illiustratsiiami

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    First published in 1889 1 edition — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Sochinenii͡a A.S. Pushkina s obʺi͡asnenii͡ami ikh i svodom otzyvov kritiki

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  • Cover of: The complete prose tales of Alexandr Sergeyeuitch Pushkin

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  • Cover of: The critical prose of Alexander Pushkin, with critical essays by four Russian romantic poets: Edited and translated by Carl R. Proffer

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Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)

Born 6 June [O.S. 26 May] 1799
Died 10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1837

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