Aleksandr Pushkin

Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Пу́шкин, tr. Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, pronounced [ɐlʲɪˈksandr sʲɪˈrɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn] ( listen)) (6 June [O.S. 26 May] 1799 – 10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1837) 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. Born into the Russian nobility in Moscow, Pushkin published his first poe... More

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  • Jun 6, 1799

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  • Feb 10, 1837 (age 37 years)

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  • Alexander Pushkin,
  • Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin,
  • A.S. Pushkin,
  • Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin,
  • Pushkin, Alexander

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  • Feb 18, 1831
  • Feb 10, 1837

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  • 1820
  • 1820
  • 1820
  • 1823
  • 1823
  • 1824
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