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Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799–1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.

Pushkin was born into Russian nobility in Moscow. His maternal great-grandfather was Central-African-born general Abram Petrovich Gannibal. He published his first poem at the age of 15, and was widely recognized by the literary establishment by the time of his graduation from the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. Upon graduation, Pushkin recited his controversial poem ‘Ode to Liberty’, that led to his exile by Tsar Alexander I. While under the strict surveillance of the Tsar’s political police, Pushkin wrote his most famous play, the drama ‘Boris Godunov’. In 1820, he published his first long poem, ‘Ruslan and Ludmila’, with much controversy about its subject and style. His novel in verse, ‘Eugene Onegin’, was serialized between 1825 and 1832.

Critics consider many of his works masterpieces, such as the poem ‘The Bronze Horseman’ and the drama ‘The Stone Guest’, a tale of the fall of Don Juan. His poetic short drama ‘Mozart and Salieri’ was the inspiration for Peter Shaffer’s ‘Amadeus’ as well as providing the libretto (almost verbatim) to Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera ‘Mozart and Salieri’. Pushkin is also known for his short stories. In particular his cycle ‘The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin’, including ‘The Shot’ and ‘The Stationmaster’, and ‘The Queen of Spades’, a story frequently anthologized in English translation.

Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Pushkin Biography / Wiki

NameAlexander Pushkin
Also KnowAlexandr Pushkin, Aleksandr Pushkin, Александр Сергеевич Пушкин, Александр Пушкин, Aleksander Pushkin, Alexandr Sergejevič Puškin
GenderMale
Known ForWriting
Place of BirthMoscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Date of Birth1799-06-06
Age(as in 2022)37
Deathday1837-02-10

Writing

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
The Queen of SpadesStory1949-03-16An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fan…
The Station MasterStory1972-08-25In the early 19th century a traveler returns to the remote outpost he’d visited years before, anxious to see the station master’s lovely daughter …
Ruslan and LudmilaNovel1972-10-12The film is based on the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin’s poem of the same name. In the midst of the wedding party of Prince Ruslan and Ludmi…
Lady Into LassieNovel1995-05-26Based on a famous short story by Pushkin, this film tells of a youthful, innocent and pure love story that begins as a girlish joke. Liza is eager to …
The Tale of the Fisherman and the GoldfishWriter1937-01-24Adaptation of Pushkin’s fairy tales. The tale is about a fisherman who manages to catch a Golden Fish which promises to fulfill any wish of his in exc…
TempestNovel1958-12-01A young officer in the army of Empress Catherine of Russia is on his way to his new duty station at a remote outpost. During a blinding snowstorm he c…
The Queen of SpadesStory1965-12-29A gambling countess comes by a secret three card combination that wins her a fortune, but she is allowed to use it only once and not gamble again. Sh…
DubrovskyNovel2014-03-06A modern take on the classic novel by Alexander Pushkin. Vladimir is a successful banker and a regular at trendy night clubs. Masha is a diligent grad…
A Pistol ShotStory1942-08-31Count Anikoff, a Russian officer, challenges his best friend, Sergei, to a duel when he finds him courting the young woman he, too, is in love with. S…
The Queen of SpadesOriginal Story1937-07-01Russia, 1835. Lieutenant Hermann, a compulsive gambler, is fascinated by an infallible martingale held by Countess Tomski, nicknamed The Queen of Spad…
The Captain’s DaughterNovel1958-12-12A tale based on a classic novel by Alexander Pushkin….
Bells of AutumnNovel1979-02-01A musical fairytale based on the poem “The Tale of the Dead Princess” by Alexander Pushkin….
The Tale of Tsar SaltanNovel1966-05-13A fairytale based on Alexander Pushkin novel….
The EagleStory1925-11-08Vladimir Dubrouvsky, a lieutenant in the Russian army, catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II. He spurns her advances and flees, and she puts out a w…
The PostmasterStory1940-04-23When two Russian captains of cavalry came to a German post station one of them recalls what happened long time ago. He begins to tell the story: Ten y…
The Captain’s DaughterNovel1947-10-08A peasant leader under the enlightened despotism of Empress Catherine the Great, and a love story….
The BlizzardNovel1964-10-27Short story “Metel” from volume “Povesti Belkina”….
Boris GodunovNovel1986-05-01Praised for its fine photography and production design if not its narrative, Sergei Bondarchuk directed this adaptation of the tale by Alexander Pushk…
Volga in FlamesStory1934-02-09Lieutenant Orloff, a recently graduated Russian officier, is making his way across the snow-covered steppes to the garrison where he is to be statione…
Pique DameOriginal Story1992-06-29Filmed at the 1992 Glyndebourne Festival in Lewes, England, this production won unanimous critical acclaim for its innovative interpretation of Tchaik…
The Water NymphTheatre Play1910-04-12“Rusalka” or “Mermaid” based on Pushkin, an opera by Dargomizhsky, and other sources: A prince and a miller’s daughter have been involved in a romance…
The Queen of SpadesStory1910-11-30Based on Pushkin’s short story: When his friends play faro, Germann always enjoys watching, but he never gambles himself. One day, as he is watching t…
Mozart and SalieriOriginal Story1962-11-19Film version of the Rimsky Korsakov opera from the Pushkin story. Motsart i Salyeri (Mozart and Salieri), based on a legend that Salieri poisoned Moza…
The Captain’s DaughterNovel1928-10-08An adaptation of Pushkin’s historical novel about the Pugachev’s Rebellion in 1773–1774….
Eugene OneginWriter2007-07-29The Wiener Philharmoniker mounts, and Andrea Breth stages, this 2007 production of Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin, starring Peter Matt…
Boris GodunovWriter1987-01-01Mussorgsky’s quintessential Russian opera is captured live on stage in this performance by the Bolshoi Opera featuring Rimsky-Korsakov’s revised visio…
Boris GodunovWriter1990-01-01Modest Mussorgsky’s opera in prologue and four acts is performed by the Kirov Opera with performances from Olga Borodina, Alexei Steblianko and Sergei…
Boris GodunovWriter1978-01-01Universally acknowledged as the greatest of all Russian operas, this is a faithful and often dazzling production of the standard Rimsky-Korsakov versi…
Ruslan and LyudmilaOriginal Story1996-01-01Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka’s magical masterpiece in its entirety, inspired by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin’s poem of a Russian tale. An evil sorcerer C…
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris GodunovOriginal Story2010-10-23Stephen Wadsworth’s production of Mussorgsky’s epic masterpiece brilliantly captures the suffering and ambition of the Russian people at a critica…
Tchaikovsky: Eugene OneginOriginal Story2013-10-05The imperious Onegin rejects naive Tatiana’s proposal of love and also incites a duel with his best friend turned rival Lenski (Piotr Beczala). This s…
Eugene OneginOriginal Story2008-07-01Live performance by the Bolshoi Theatre at the Palais Garnier, Opéra National de Paris, 2008….
Eugene OneginOriginal Story2016-02-15Live performance from the Komische Oper Berlin, February 15 2016….
Eugene OneginOriginal Story2016-07-01Live performance for Garsington Opera, June-July, 2016….
The Tale About the Dead Princess and Seven Strong MenNovel1951-01-01Animated film based on the story of Alexander Pushkin. The new king’s wife wants to get rid of their stepdaughter and expels it to certain death in th…
Queen of SpadesNovel2016-11-17Once upon a time, the great soprano Sofia Mayer conquered the world with her voice, her beauty and the legend she carefully built around herself. Now …
Eugene OneginNovel1959-03-08Eugene Onegin, a jaded young dandy from the big city of St. Petersburg, travels to the country to ingratiate himself into the affection of a dying unc…
The Postmaster’s DaughterShort Story1938-03-03A small town postal official allows a military officer to sweep his lovely daughter away to St. Petersburg, assuming the man will do the right thing a…
Cross of LoveNovel1946-03-08The daughter of a lighthouse keeper runs away with a shipwrecked businessman to the city. But instead of her dreams, she ends up selling herself in th…
About the Fisherman and the FishWriter2002-01-01A Russian stop-motion adaptation of The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish….
АлекоWriter1953-01-01The history of the gypsy Aleko who couldn’t forgive the betrayal of his wife….
The Queen of SpadesStory1916-04-01While hosting a game of cards one night, Narumov tells his friends a story about his grandmother, a Countess. As a young woman, she had once incurred …
Tale About Czar Pyotr Arranging Arap’s WeddingWriter1976-06-06Peter the Great takes a Russian man of African heritage – Ibrahim Petrovich Hannibal – under his wing as the tsar builds his grand navy. After having …
Mussorgsky: Boris GodunovOriginal Story2018-06-07There are elements of Macbeth in this political fable, in which the ghost of the child that Boris has had killed in order to seize the throne appears …
Tchaikovsky: Eugene OneginOriginal Story2017-05-16Inspired by Pushkin’s masterpiece of Russian literature, Tchaikovsky’s opera provides a sublime portrait – both ironic and sympathetic – of a ch…
Little TragediesNovel1980-06-30A feature film based on the three-part adaptation of the poetic and dramatic cycle of Alexander Pushkin…
The Tale of Tsar SaltanNovel1984-01-01Tale – this is what is everyone from childhood. Give yourself a chance to once again return to the magical world created by Alexander Pushkin. Advent…
The Tale of the Fisherman and the GoldfishNovel1950-01-01The tale about an old, henpecked man whose new friend fulfills all desires of his wife….
The Tale of the Golden RoosterNovel1967-01-01A satirical fairy tale about an old tsar Dadon and a golden cockerel who guarded the borders of his kingdom….
Сказка о попе и его работнике БалдеNovel1940-10-22
Сказка о попе и о работнике его БалдеNovel1956-03-04
The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman BaldaNovel1973-01-01A popular Soviet cartoon based on the classic fairy tale The Tale of the Priest and of his Workman Balda. The film is notable for its songs performed …
The StationmasterNovel1925-09-22A small town postal official allows a military officer to take his lovely daughter away to St. Petersburg, assuming the man will do the right thing an…
The Captain’s DaughterWriter1978-06-05TV show based on the novel of the same name by Alexander Pushkin….
Eugene OneginStory1911-03-14
Boris GodunovOriginal Story2004-01-01The libretto is by Mussorgsky himself and takes the eponymous “romantic tragedy” by the celebrated Russian poet Alexander Pushkin as its starting …
DubrovskiyWriter1936-02-16Peasant rebelling, pictures of folk anger – here accent that had to put Ivanovo in a new film. The manuscript of novel was found post mortem Pushkin i…
ShotNovel1966-04-29After receiving a slap in the face, Officer Silvio challenges the offending Count to a duel. However, urgent circumstances force the officer to leave,…
Russian RiotNovel2000-04-28The end of the XVIII century. The reign of Catherine II. In the deep Russian provinces, among the vast steppes of the Ural escaped convict Yemelyan Pu…
Skazka o spyashchei i tsarevne i semi bogatryakhStory1914-12-29
Boris GodunovStory1911-01-01This film consists of a single dramatized scene from Pushkin’s play of the same name….
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Little FishStory1911-01-01An adaptation of the fairy tale by Alexander Pushkin….
The Queen of SpadesStory1927-08-01The Queen of Spades or Pique Dame is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Aleksandr Razumnyj and starring Jenny Jugo, Rudolf Forster and Henri …
Krasavice KaťaShort Story1921-01-01
Queen of SpadesWriter1960-10-27Screen adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s opera based on the Aleksandr Pushkin short story of the same name….
Devil, I’m BoredWriter1993-12-31Homeless, all thrown Mephistopheles is suffering from idleness and boredom. In a market where you can buy everything – from gralic to books on Russian…
The Queen of SpadesShort Story1982-11-21Hermann is an officer of the engineers in the Imperial Russian Army. He constantly watches the other officers gamble, but never plays himself. One nig…
MazeppaWriter1997-07-09Valery Gergiev directs the Kirov Opera and Ballet in this dramatic staging of Tchaikovsky’s rarely performed historical opera, based on Pushkin’s vers…
With You I Am Again…Original Concept1980-01-01The second part of a trilogy of films based on Pushkin’s drawings, poems and letters….
I Am Tlying to You as a Memory…Original Concept1977-01-01The film is based on the drawings and manuscripts of A.S.Pushkin….
AutumnOriginal Concept1982-01-01The third film of the biographical cycle based on Pushkin’s drawings and texts….
Благородный разбойник Владимир ДубровскийNovel1990-01-16
OneginNovel1999-12-22In the opulent St. Petersburg of the Empire period, Eugene Onegin is a jaded but dashing aristocrat – a man often lacking in empathy, who suffers from…
Большой балет: Пиковая дама/ПассакальяOriginal Story2005-05-19Pique Dame (or “The Queen of Spades”) inspired by Alexander Pushkin, set to a music by Tchaikovsky; Passacaglia (or “Passacaille”) set to a music by A…
WystrzałNovel1966-04-18
Эти… три верные карты…Story1989-01-01
Dobrodruh a kavalírBook1974-01-01
Aquila NeraNovel1946-09-21An evil Czarist landowner had mistreated the father and friends of an officer.The officer wreaks vengeance by committing masked coach robberies and in…
Eugene OneginWriter1994-01-01The cynical young Onegin rejects Tatyana, a dreamy, bookish country girl. But Onegin lives to regret it when, years later, he re-encounters Tatyana, n…
Tears of BloodStory1972-11-16A story of love between French student Alain and German high school student Christine….
SensuelaNovel1973-05-29Laila is an innocent Lappish girl and the only daughter of a reindeer herder. During world war II Laila rescues crashed German fighter pilot Hans and …
Kamenný hostTheatre Play1965-11-22
Evžen OněginNovel1967-02-08
DubrowskyNovel1959-02-11Dubrowsky (Italian: Il vendicatore) is a 1959 Italian- Yugoslav historical period drama film directed by William Dieterle. It is based on the novel Du…
NovelItalian miniseries based upon the novel by Alexander Pushkin….
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Short StoryChristopher Lee hosts this horror anthology series from Poland with stories from various classic authors….

Other Info

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
The Brigand BrothersPoem1911-01-01Based on the poem by Pushkin. A thief and his gang are at their camp next to the Volga River. He tells them of how his father died in a river, and how…
MazeppaPoem1909-11-09Mazepa, the Ukrainian governor is in love with his goddaughter Maria. He quickly wins her heart. But her old father treats the wooer harshly… Maria …
The Little House in KolomnaPoem1913-10-09Based on the story by Pushkin. Pretty young Parasha is living with her widowed mother. Parasha diligently takes care of many household tasks, but she …

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