Contemporaries
Alexander Pushkin
Literature · poetry and prose
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- 1814–1837
A poet, novelist and dramatist, Pushkin played a central role in shaping modern Russian literature. His works include Eugene Onegin, Boris Godunov, lyric poetry and historical prose. Political verse brought exile; after his return, Nicholas I personally supervised censorship of his writing. Pushkin also researched archival records on Peter I and Pugachev’s rebellion. His literary innovations accompanied sustained reflection on history and individual freedom.
- Lifetime
- 1799–1837
- Period shown
- 1814–1837: from his first published poem to his death
- First publication
- To a Poet Friend, in Vestnik Evropy, 1814