Alexander Pushkin

  • Known for: Writer
  • Date of birth: 1799. June 6.
  • Place of birth: Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]

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 C...

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