Alexander Pushkin Research Paper
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Pushkin was born on June 6, 1799 in Moscow, Russia. While he was born into nobility. Pushkin attended a special school for children of privilege, where he excelled in French and Russian literature. His work was innovative and highly scandalous for its time. The literature that Pushkin created pioneered the new era of authors and poets that focused their work on political controversy. His work associates him with the Decembrist Revolt in 1825.
In 1820, Pushkin completed one of his most famous and earliest works entitled Ruslan and Lyudmila, an epic style fairy tale. His story detailed the life and kidnapping of the daughter of a prince by an evil wizard and how a faithful knight attempts to rescue her. The reactions from this poem were widely varied. It was popular with the public and "acclaimed as a masterpiece by many of Pushkin's literary friends" ("Ruslan and Lyudmila"), while it was pegged as vile by others. Regardless of whether the people adored or scorned Pushkin and his work, it led to many to question the frivolity of the work permitted and accepted amongst them. Therefore, Pushkin's work became the center of debate and controversy in Russia, even later, when he was forced to leave his home.
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The acceptance of the estate as a gift from his father "necessitated a visit to the neighboring estate of Boldino" ("Alexander Pushkin's Biography"). He traveled to central-east Russia in September of 1830. His trip, which was supposed to last for three days, was extended for three months when he was quarantined there due to an outbreak of Asiatic cholera. But the three months Pushkin spent quarantined were the most literarily successful he ever had. He wrote many new verse poems during his time there, such as "The Tale of the Preist and His Workman Balda" and other famous
Alexander Pushkin was born on June 6, 1799 in Moscow, Russia. While he was born into nobility. Pushkin attended a special school for children of privilege, where he excelled in French and Russian literature. His work was innovative and highly scandalous for its time. The literature that Pushkin created pioneered the new era of authors and poets that focused their work on political controversy. His work associates him with the Decembrist Revolt in 1825.
In 1820, Pushkin completed one of his most famous and earliest works entitled Ruslan and Lyudmila, an epic style fairy tale. His story detailed the life and kidnapping of the daughter of a prince by an evil wizard and how a faithful knight attempts to rescue her. The reactions from this poem were widely varied. It was popular with the public and "acclaimed as a masterpiece by many of Pushkin's literary friends" ("Ruslan and Lyudmila"), while it was pegged as vile by others. Regardless of whether the people adored or scorned Pushkin and his work, it led to many to question the frivolity of the work permitted and accepted amongst them. Therefore, Pushkin's work became the center of debate and controversy in Russia, even later, when he was forced to leave his home.
Pushkin's …show more content…
The acceptance of the estate as a gift from his father "necessitated a visit to the neighboring estate of Boldino" ("Alexander Pushkin's Biography"). He traveled to central-east Russia in September of 1830. His trip, which was supposed to last for three days, was extended for three months when he was quarantined there due to an outbreak of Asiatic cholera. But the three months Pushkin spent quarantined were the most literarily successful he ever had. He wrote many new verse poems during his time there, such as "The Tale of the Preist and His Workman Balda" and other famous