Poet · 1799 – 1837
Alexander Pushkin
Little-Known Facts
- His great-grandfather was an African brought to Russia who rose to become a noble and general under Peter the Great.
- Many of his works became the basis for famous Russian operas.
Myths & Misconceptions
Why is Pushkin less famous in the West than Tolstoy or Dostoevsky?
Much of his genius lies in his poetry, which is extremely hard to translate; in Russian, he is considered the greatest of them all.