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Alexander Pushkin
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06 Jun 1799
† 10 Feb 1837
Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Biography
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799–1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era. He 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. His maternal great-grandfather was Central-African-born general Abram Petrovich Gannibal. He published his first poem at the age of 15, and was widely recognized by the literary establishment by the time of his graduation from the Tsarsko...
Also Known As
Alexandr Pushkin, Aleksandr Pushkin, Aleksander Pushkin, А.С.Пушкин, А.С. Пушкин
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