Alexander Pushkin (26 may [6 June] 1799, Moscow — 29 January [10 February] 1837, St. Petersburg) was a Russian poet, playwright and novelist who laid the foundations of the Russian realistic direction[7], critic and theorist of literature, historian, publicist; one of the most authoritative literary figures of the first third of the XIX century.
Even during the life of Pushkin, his reputation as the greatest national Russian poet has developed[8] [9]. Pushkin is regarded as the founder of the modern Russian literary language.
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Alexander Pushkin (26 may [6 June] 1799, Moscow — 29 January [10 February] 1837, St. Petersburg) was a Russian poet, playwright and novelist who laid the foundations of the Russian realistic direction[7], critic and theorist of literature, historian, publicist; one of the most authoritative literary figures of the first third of the XIX century.
Even during the life of Pushkin, his reputation as the greatest national Russian poet has developed[8] [9]. Pushkin is regarded as the founder of the modern Russian literary language.