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Birth of the poet
Alexander Pushkin was born into an impoverished noble family on June 6, 1799. -
Childhood
In early childhood, he was a silent and inactive child - the elder sister Olga recalled that until the age of six the boy “was just lazy.” -
School
Pushkin received his primary education at home. His upbringing was no different from the system generally accepted then in the noble families: his parents hired tutors and teachers from France, Germany, England, and Russia. Studying was difficult for Pushkin, and teachers noted that he was not diligent. However, the boy soon became interested in reading. “He spent sleepless nights and secretly devoured books one by one in his father’s office,” later recalled his younger brother Leo. -
Study at the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum
In 1811, Pushkin's parents decided to send their son to the Jesuit College, but their plans changed when a lyceum for noble children opened in Tsarskoye Selo. Under the patronage of friends, the Pushkins arranged a 12-year-old son in an elite institution. the walls of the Lyceum, many became friends. Three comrades - Ivan Pushchin, Anton Delvig, Wilhelm Küchelbeker - remained Pushkin's friends for life. -
Pushkin in Mikhailovsky
In Mikhailovsky, Pushkin led a secluded lifestyle. Parents, together with their sister Olga and brother Leo, left the estate so that the deportee would not influence the family badly. The poet at first rejoiced at peace and tranquility, but with the onset of autumn cold weather, he yearned. Talking with the nanny Arina Rodionovna became the only entertainment for Pushkin. Her tales, as the poet said, corrected the shortcomings of French education. -
Personal life of Pushkin
In 1829, at one of the balls, Alexander Pushkin met Natalia Goncharova. The girl at that time was 16 years old, the poet - almost 30. The first beauty of Moscow immediately conquered Pushkin, and a few months later he made an offer to Goncharova. However, her mother referred to the young age of the girl and did not immediately give consent. The frustrated writer left Moscow for his brother in the Caucasus, where the war was at that time. -
The duel and death of the poet
On February 8, 1837, a duel between Alexander Pushkin and Georges Dantes, the main intriguer, discrediting the reputation of Natalia Pushkina, took place. During the fight, the poet was seriously injured and died two days later. Alexander Pushkin was buried in the territory of the Svyatogorsky monastery of the Pskov province.