Aleksandr Pushkin

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (Russian: ?????????? ?????????? ??????? {{Audio|ru-Pushkin.ogg|listen}}) (June 6 (May 26, O.S.), 1799 - February 10 (January 29, O.S.), 1837) was a Russian author whom many consider the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin pioneered the use of vernacular speech in his poems and plays, creating a style of storytelling—mixing drama, romance, and satire—associated with Russian literature ever since and greatly influencing later Russian writers.

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Russian - June 6 - May 26 - O.S. - 1799 - February 10 - January 29 - 1837 - Russia - Poet - Russian literature - Vernacular speech - Play - Drama - Romance - Satire

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