Pushkin, a magnificent tribute to Russia's greatest poet and writer. This iconic statue stands tall, capturing the essence of Pushkin's spirit and his significant contributions to Russian literature. As you explore the surrounding area, you'll find yourself transported back in time to the era ...
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, an
Petersburg) was a Russian poet, novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer; he has often been considered his country’s greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.The early years Pushkin’s father came of an old boyar family; his mother was a granddaughter of Abram Hannibal,...
While at the Lyceum he also began his first completed major work, the romantic poem Ruslan i Lyudmila (1820; Ruslan and Ludmila), written in the style of the narrative poems of Ludovico Ariosto and Voltaire but with an old Russian setting and making use of Russian folklore. Ruslan, modeled...