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Pushkin

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Push·kin  (pshkn, psh-), Aleksandr Sergeyevich 1799-1837.
Russian writer. Widely regarded as Russia's greatest poet, he wrote the verse novel Eugene Onegin (1831), the play Boris Godunov (1831), and many narrative and lyrical poems and short stories.
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Noun1.PushkinPushkin - Russian poet (1799-1837)            
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, Alexander Pushkin


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I don't think we have a copy of Pushkin in the house.
The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
In June 1880 he made his famous speech at the unveiling of the monument to Pushkin in Moscow and he was received with extraordinary demonstrations of love and honour.
Crime And Punishment by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
As soon as ever the dealer caught sight of my capital of thirty roubles in notes, he refused to let the Pushkin go for less than the sum he had first named; and though, in answer to my prayers and protestations, he eventually yielded a little, he did so only to the tune of two-and-a-half roubles more than I possessed, while swearing that he was making the concession for my sake alone, since I was "a sweet young lady," and that he would have done so for no one else in the world.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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