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(po͝osh′kĭn, po͞osh′-), Aleksandr Sergeyevich 1799-1837.

Russian writer whose works include the verse novel Eugene Onegin (1831), the play Boris Godunov (1831), and many narrative and lyrical poems and short stories.

Pushkin

(ˈpʊʃkɪn)

(Placename) a town in NW Russia: site of the imperial summer residence and Catherine the Great's palace. Pop: 84 628 (2002). Former name: Tsarskoye Selo (1708–1937)

Pushkin

(ˈpʊʃkɪn)

(Biography) Aleksander Sergeyevich (alɪkˈsandr sɪrˈɡjejɪvitʃ). 1799–1837, Russian poet, novelist, and dramatist. His works include the romantic verse tale The Prisoner of the Caucasus (1822), the verse novel Eugene Onegin (1833), the tragedy Boris Godunov (1825), and the novel The Captain's Daughter (1836)

Push•kin

(ˈpʊʃ kɪn)

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Alexander Sergeevich, 1799–1837, Russian poet and playwright.

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Pushkin - 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.

It is our own Pushkin, our family copy, Annenkoff's edition; it could not be bought now.

For them, it is not a question of showing that Pushkin is stupid, or that Russia must be torn in pieces.

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I knew that he had long wanted to possess a complete set of Pushkin's works, in the latest edition; so, I decided to buy Pushkin.

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.

These eleven volumes of Pushkin are priced at thirty-two-and-a-half roubles, and I have only thirty roubles.

The old man led off the meal by saying that Pushkin was a magnificent poet.

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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.

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petersburg state bank "territorial centralized library system of pushkin district"

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Summary: Moscow [Russia], Nov 03 (ANI): One of the buildings at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in central Moscow has caught fire.

Moscow: Fire breaks out at Pushkin Museum, evacuation in progress

By: Egypt Today staff CAIRO -- 21 April 2017: A monument to Russian classical poet and writer Alexander Pushkin (1799--1837) was unveiled in downtown Cairo on Thursday, according to a statement by the Russian Cultural Centre in Cairo.

Russian poet Pushkin monument unveiled downtown Cairo

According to CosmoCourse's CEO Pavel Pushkin, he came up with the idea of suborbital tourism back in 2013 when he was working at Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center.