Alexander Pushkin
Writing
Born: June 6, 1799 · Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Died: February 10, 1837 (aged 37)
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 Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. Upon graduation, Pushkin recited his controversial poem 'Ode to Liberty', that led to his exile by Tsar Alexander I. While under the strict surveillance of the Tsar's political police, Pushkin wrote his most famous play, the drama 'Boris Godunov'. In 1820, he published his first long poem, 'Ruslan and Ludmila', with much controversy about its subject and style. His novel in verse, 'Eugene Onegin', was serialized between 1825 and 1832. Critics consider many of his works masterpieces, such as the poem 'The Bronze Horseman' and the drama 'The Stone Guest', a tale of the fall of Don Juan. His poetic short drama 'Mozart and Salieri' was the inspiration for Peter Shaffer's 'Amadeus' as well as providing the libretto (almost verbatim) to Rimsky-Korsakov's opera 'Mozart and Salieri'. Pushkin is also known for his short stories. In particular his cycle 'The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin', including 'The Shot' and 'The Stationmaster', and 'The Queen of Spades', a story frequently anthologized in English translation.
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Theatre 625
Short Story
Folio
Novel
Ruslan and Ludmila
Novel
Theatre Macabre
Short Story
The Queen of Spades
Short Story
Tempest
Novel
The Stolen Princess
Short Story
Onegin
Novel
Red Iron Road
Book
Queen of Spades
Novel
Sensuela
Short Story
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Book
Onegin
Novel
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov - Royal Theater Turin
Original Story
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov - Royal Theater Turin
Author
Boris Godunov
Theatre Play
The Eagle
Novel
Queen of Spades
Short Story
The Captain's Daughter
Novel
Shot
Novel
Aquila Nera
Novel
Lady Into Lassie
Story
The Captain's Daughter
Novel
Little Tragedies
Novel
Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila
Book
Onegin
Original Story
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Novel
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Little Fish
Story
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Original Story
The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights
Novel
Boris Godunov
Theatre Play
Eugen Onegin - Wiener Staatsoper
Original Story
Dubrovsky
Novel
Anyegin
Novel
Ruslan and Lyudmila
Original Story
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Short Story
Pique Dame
Short Story
The Blizzard
Novel
The Queen of Spades
Story
Poczmistrz
Short Story
Bells of Autumn
Short Story
Vladimir Dubrovsky: The Noble Robber
Novel
The Queen of Spades
Short Story
El rebelde (Romance de Antaño)
Novel
Wystrzał
Novel
The Postmaster
Short Story
The Captain's Daughter
Novel
Little tragedies
Author
Pique Dame
Original Story
Boris Godunov
Theatre Play
Volga in Flames
Story
Pushkin's Fairy Tales
Author
Eugene Onegin
Short Story
The Postmaster's Daughter
Short Story
Boris Godunov
Author
The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin
Book
Little Tragedies
Novel
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Book
The Captain's Daughter
Novel
Cross of Love
Short Story
A Pistol Shot
Story
Boris Godunov
Theatre Play
Eugene Onegin
Novel
The Queen of Spades
Story
Russian Riot
Novel
Boris Godunov
Theatre Play
Aleko
Book
Pa' qué me sirve la vida
Novel
Boris Godunov
Theatre Play
The Queen of Spades
Author
Tears of Blood
Story
Ruslan & Lyudmila
Short Story
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel
Book
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish
Novel
Onegin
Novel
With You I Am Again...
Original Concept
Little Tragedies
Author
These... Three True Cards...
Story
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Original Story
The Belkin Tales: The Shot
Novel
The Queen of Spades
Short Story
Boris Godunov
Original Story
The Blackamoor of Peter the Great
Novel
The Tale of the Golden Rooster
Novel
Большой балет: Пиковая дама/Пассакалья
Original Story
Dubrovskiy
Book
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov
Original Story
The Visitor of Stone
Book
The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda
Novel
The Stone Guest
Author
Boris Godunov. Scenes from the Tragedy
Theatre Play
Devil, I'm Bored
Characters
Boris
Theatre Play
The Queen of Spades
Short Story
The Queen of Spades
Original Story
Eugene Onegin
Novel
The Queen of Spades
Story
Miss Peasant
Short Story
The Station Master
Book
Mazepa
Book
Dubrovsky
Novel
Boris Godunov
Book
The Queen of Spades
Short Story
Mazeppa
Short Story
The Station Master
Book
Mermaid
Theatre Play
The Belkin Tales: The Undertaker
Story
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish
Book
Eugene Onegin
Story
About the Fisherman and the Fish
Short Story
Boris Godunov
Story
The Tale of the Sleeping Princess and the Seven Knights
Story
Ruslan and Ludmila
Book
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Komische Oper Berlin)
Original Story
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Original Story
I Am Flying to You as a Memory...
Original Concept
Mozart and Salieri
Original Story
The Groom
Short Story
The Stationmaster
Novel
The Little House in Kolomna
Novel
Ball
Author
Autumn
Original Concept
The Belkin Tales: The Blizzard
Novel
Eugene Onegin
Original Story
Eugene Onegin
Original Story
The Little House in Kolomna
Short Story
Count Nulin
Novel
The tale about the priest and his worker Balda
Novel
The Tale of the Priest and his Worker Balda
Novel
The Legend of Salieri
Theatre Play
Little Tragedies
Short Story
The Captain's Daughter
Novel
The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda
Short Story
Miss Peasant
Story
The Visitor
Novel
