Alexander Pushkin
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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.
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Born
26 May 1799 Moscow, Russian Empire
Died
29 January 1837 (aged 37) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Alma mater
Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum
Occupation
Poet, novelist, playwright
adultbasic
Russia
Children
Maria Alexander Grigory Natalia
era
1800+
Genre
Novel, novel in verse, poem, drama, short story, fairytale
Language
Russian
Literary movement
Romanticism Realism
Native name
Александр Сергеевич Пушкин
Notable works
Eugene Onegin, The Captain's Daughter, Boris Godunov, Ruslan and Ludmila
Parents
Sergei Lvovich Pushkin Nadezhda Ossipovna Gannibal
Period
Golden Age of Russian Poetry
Spouse
Natalia Pushkina ( m. 1831)