Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin

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Date of birth: the 6th of June
1799
Place of birth: Moscow,
The Russian Empire
Date of death: the 29th of
January 1837
Place of death: St. Petersburg

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Pushkin A. S. grew up in a welleducated family. When he was
twelve he was sent to school
named ‘Imperial Lyceum of
Tsarskoye Selo’.
The spirit of honour and
friendship created a special
atmosphere in the lyceum.
Pushkin kept lyceum friendship
all his life.
Being adult Pushkin became politically active person, he
supported the Decembrist revolt of 1825 and wrote political
poems. For that he had to spend in exile six years of his life.
Being exiled, he wrote about life of simple Russian people, about
history and traditions of his country.

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In 1831 he married Natalya
Nikolayevna Goncharova.
Pushkin had four children in
the marriage.
In 1837 he was killed
in a duel defending his wife’s honor.
Pushkin wrote more than 78 long poems, 1 novel in
verse, about 20 novels and 20 fairy-tales,
8 dramas and 8 historic works, and countless articles
and shorter poems.

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Conclusion:
He was a great
national poet.
He is a respectful
person all over the world.
(A monument in Addis-Ababa)