# Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist who is widely considered the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Born in Moscow into an aristocratic family, Pushkin showed exceptional literary talent from an early age and began writing poetry while studying at the Imperial Lyceum. His masterpiece, the novel in verse "Eugene Onegin" (1833), revolutionized Russian literature and established many conventions that would influence Russian writers for generations. Other major works include the narrative poem "Ruslan and Ludmila" (1820), the historical drama "Boris Godunov" (1831), and numerous lyric poems that are considered among the finest in the Russian language. Pushkin pioneered the use of vernacular Russian in his poetry, moving away from the archaic Church Slavonic that dominated earlier Russian literature. His life was cut tragically short when he died from wounds sustained in a duel defending his wife's honor. Despite his brief life, Pushkin's influence on Russian culture and literature is immeasurable, earning him the title "father of Russian literature." ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Alexander Pushkin]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Alexander Pushkin]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[The brain deceives us, feelings deceives us, people deceives us and even we deceive ourselves]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[Alexander Pushkin]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC -->