Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837) - the great Russian prose writer, poet, playwright. He is the author of immortal works in prose and poetry. Here you can recall the novels “Dubrovsky”, “Eugene Onegin”, the famous story “The Prisoner of the Caucasus”, the poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila”, the novel entitled “The Queen of Spades” and other literary works. In addition, he wrote many fairy tales for children, which are popular to this day.
The early years of Alexander Sergeevich
When was Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin born? The happy event took place on June 6 (in accordance with the old style - May 26) of 1799 in a family of a noble family of no title type in Moscow. It is interesting to know that the maternal grandfather of the playwright was Abram Petrovich Hannibal, an African descent who was a servant and pupil of Tsar Peter I.
In the family, in addition to Pushkin, there were still children. We are talking about daughter Olga and son Leo. From 1805 to 1810 Alexander Sergeevich spent a large amount of time in a village near Moscow under the name Zakharovo with his grandmother, especially if the summer weather was sunny. It is worth noting that none other than the grandmother hired a nanny for the little boy. Her name was Arina Rodionovna Yakovleva. Young Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin treated her very warmly.
Start of career and education
In 1811, Alexander Sergeevich studied at the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. In the biography of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, it must be emphasized that for the first time his creations appeared in print in 1814. The first publication was spotted in a magazine called The Herald of Europe. This is a verse "To a friend-poet." It is worth adding that at the same time the poet was accepted into the literary society with the interesting name “Arzamas”.
It is important to note that Evarist Parni and Voltaire are the favorite authors of the young Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin. In Moscow, on his future career, a significant influence was exerted by the works of famous classics of literature. Among them are Radishchev, Zhukovsky, Batyushkov and Fonvizin. Alexander Sergeevich graduated from an educational institution in 1817. So, he was a graduate in the rank of college secretary of the twelfth grade. Somewhat later, young Pushkin was assigned to the College of Foreign Affairs.
Creative way of the poet
In 1819, Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was admitted to the literary and theatrical community under the name "Green Lamp". At the same time, he worked quite actively on the poem with the romantic name Ruslan and Lyudmila (1820). It is interesting to know that already in 1821, the famous prose writer began work on the "Caucasian Captive". It was she who later made him one of the greatest among contemporary writers. A year later, work began on the famous "Eugene Onegin" (1823-1832).
Further work of Pushkin
Already in 1832, Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin came up with the idea to write a historical novel regarding the times of Pugachevschina. To do this, he studies all the available information (many of the information at that time were classified). Pushkin goes around many places where the uprising took place. After numerous trips, in the autumn of 1833, Alexander Sergeyevich wrote “Songs of the Western Slavs” and “The History of Pugachev”, as well as poems titled “The Bronze Horseman” and “Angelo”. He began active work on a story with the interesting title “Queen of Spades”. In the same period, the author of many famous works of literature began to work on the novel "Dubrovsky". By the way, it is in him that the main character becomes a robber.
Links: for what and under what circumstances?
It should be noted that the political lyrics of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (“To Chaadaev”, “Liberty”, “Village”, 1817-1820) became the cause of the anger of Alexander I. Thus, a popular author could be sent to Siberia. Thanks exclusively to the influence and efforts of Krylov, Zhukovsky and Karamzin, this link was nevertheless avoided. Thus, in May 1820, Alexander Sergeevich, under the guise of a transfer on official business, was expelled to the south of the country.
It is interesting to know that during the exile to the south of Russia, the prose writer was carried away by Byron. By the way, in one of his many letters, he spoke with a sufficient degree of irony about religion. Of course, the letter was intercepted. He was reported to Alexander I. As a result, he was dismissed from service and, accordingly, his second exile, this time to a village called Mikhailovskoye (1824-1826).
Tales of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
“What a beauty these tales are!” - this is exactly how Alexander Sergeyevich wrote to his brother Levushka in 1824 in the fall from Mikhailovsky, where he was sent to exile. In the evenings, Arina Rodionovna, already aged, but equally wise and kind, made up, if you believe the poet’s words, the shortcomings of his upbringing, but her role in the work of the prose writer should not be exaggerated.
In 1830 (September) in Boldino, Aleksandr Sergeyevich wrote a folk work of literature entitled “The Tale of the Priest and His Worker Balda”. The author heard this story at the fair. It is worth noting that the corresponding record was saved in a notebook in 1824. Among his well-known works, one should also mention “Song of the Prophetic Oleg”, “A green oak near the seaside”, “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish”, “The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven heroes "," The Tale of the Golden Cockerel "and so on.
This list can be continued for a long time. It is important that even modern children love Pushkin's fairy tales. Kids enjoy listening to their parents read interesting stories to them before going to bed, and when they become adults, reading is, of course, done on their own. These kind and fascinating literary works will live forever.