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Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Pushkin. By: Danielle Harris. Background:. Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin was born May 26, 1799 in Moscow. Great grandson of Peter The Great Abram Hannibal. Famous classical Russian writer/poet. Background:. Read French poets and writers easily in life.

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Alexander Pushkin

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  1. Alexander Pushkin By: Danielle Harris

  2. Background: • Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin was born May 26, 1799 in Moscow. • Great grandson of Peter The Great Abram Hannibal. • Famous classical Russian writer/poet.

  3. Background: • Read French poets and writers easily in life. • One of the best students at Tsarskoe Selo Lyceum. • Knew French literature and had an insight into the problems of politics. • First poem was published in 1814.

  4. Background: • Became a member of the literary circle “Arzamas” where he met a lot of prominent men of letters. • Appointed a State Foreign Affairs College official. • Wrote several sharp epigrams and poems to social and political subjects.

  5. Family and Friends: • Father was Sergey Lvovich. • His uncle was Vasily Lvovich. • They were ardent adepts of the French culture. • His nanny was Arina Rodionovna whom he immortalized in his works.

  6. Childhood: • Brought up by French tutors. • Grew up influenced by French and Russian cultures. • French poets and writers were in abundance in his father’s extensive library.

  7. Favorite French & Italian Poets: • Parnee • Voltaire • Lebrain • De Lil • Ariosto • Tasso

  8. Favorite Russian Poets: • Derzhavin • Zhukovsky • Karamzin

  9. Works of Art: • Romantic lyrical-epic poem called “Ruslan and Ludmila”. • “Byronic” poems called “Caucasian Captive”. • “Fountain of Bakhchisarai”. • “Eugene Onegin”. • “Mozart and Salieri”.

  10. After Life: • Served in Kishinev and Odessa. • Led a life of gambler and duelmaker. • Had affairs with Amalia Riznich, wife of Dalmation negotiator.

  11. Oral: Any Questions?

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