Alexander Pushkin, often hailed as the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature, was a towering figure in the literary world. Born on June 6, 1799, in Moscow, Pushkin was ...

In Russia, a country rich with writers, one literary figure towers above the rest _ above Dostoevsky, above Chekhov, above Tolstoy. These days, he literally towers. His picture is draped from the top ...

MINSK, 5 June (BelTA) - Belarus and Russia will issue a joint postage stamp to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, BelTA learned from the ...

EUGENE ONEGIN by Alexander Pushkin. Translated from the Russian with a commentary by Vladimir Nabokov. 4 vols. 1,850 pages. Pantheon. $18.50. Educated Russians of the pre-Communist era could be ...

Portrait of Alexander Puskin, his body facing front, his head turned to the right, and his gaze directed off to the right. He wears his shirt open at the neck, and his hair is long.