Alexander Pushkin was a Legendary Russian Writer. He came from a noble family.Alexander Pushkin was a prolific writer. He left his mark on lyric poetry, narrative poetry, novel, short story, drama and critical essay.
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Alexander Pushkin was born in Moscow on 6th June, 1799. His first poem was printed at the age of fifteen. 'Ruslan and Ludmila' was his long poem published in 1820, which ran into controversy. The subject and style of this poem were debated.
His poem, 'The Bronze Horseman', was hailed by critics as a great work. So was 'The Stone Guest' and 'Eugene Onegin'. His collection of short stories, 'The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin', were widely appreciated.
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Alexander Pushkin is credited with the introduction of European literary genres to Russia. He also made quite a few European writers known to Russian readers. Alexander Pushkin brought natural conversation and borrowed elements from the literature of other lands to create modern poetic Russian.
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Alexander Pushkin is regarded as the greatest Russian poet, and the founder of modern Russian literature. Alexander Pushkin passed away in 1837.
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