The name of Alexander Pushkin is known to every Russian person. Everyone in childhood read his wonderful tales, and at school they studied poetry and novels. This is the greatest poet, whose work is worth considering on a global scale. He owes much of his universally recognized success to his family, which we will talk about in this article.
Origin
According to legend, the noble family of the Pushkins comes from the noble "husband" Radsha, who lived in the twelfth century. Alexander Sergeevich himself, who studied his family tree, mentioned his ancestor in the poem "My Family Tree", and also called him the name of the hero "Ruslan and Lyudmila."
The Pushkin family, no doubt, was proud of their ancestors, especially this concerned Abram Petrovich Hannibal, the great-grandfather of the poet.
He was born around 1697. Earlier, Ethiopia was indicated as the place of its birth, but modern studies show that Abram was born in the Sultanate of Logon, which was located on the modern territory of the Republic of Chad.
In early childhood, Pushkin's great-grandfather was abducted. Peter the Great, who loved various rarities, bought it from a slave trader in Europe. Since then, the little Arabian lived under the king.
As a young man, Abram received from the emperor the post of secretary and a salary of one hundred rubles. He studied in France, participated in the Spanish war. After returning to Russia in 1723, he became a lieutenant engineer at the Preobrazhensky regiment.
After the death of Peter the Great, he was exiled to Siberia. After the reign of Elizabeth, the rise of Hannibal took place. Towards the end of his life, he rose to the rank of General-General.
Abram Petrovich had eleven children, including Osip's son, Pushkin’s grandfather.
Mother
The Pushkin family has ancient military traditions dating back centuries. Osip Abramovich also followed in these footsteps - he served in naval artillery. He retired as a captain of the 2nd rank.
Osip Hannibal was not a model nobleman, had many debts and was accused of bigamy.
Osip and his wife Maria had only one daughter - Nadezhda.
Pushkin's mother was born in St. Petersburg in 1775, after the separation of her parents, she often came to the Kobrino estate. And at the age of twenty-one, she married Sergei Pushkin.
Nadezhda Osipovna was never close with her son Alexander, she was distinguished by unprecedented rigor and exactingness. However, the poet was very fond of his mother and was close by during a serious illness that claimed her life.
Pushkin's mother died in 1836 and was buried in the Svyatogorsky monastery. Pushkin, who escorted his mother on his last journey, bought a place next to her grave for himself.
Father
Pushkin's father was also from a family of servicemen, and from his birth he was enlisted in the army. His father, Lev Aleksandrovich, resigned as lieutenant colonel. The poet, recalling his grandfather, said that he was a tough and even cruel person.
Sergei L. early married and moved to Moscow from St. Petersburg. He served in the Commissariat Depot, and later served in Warsaw.
Pushkin's father had an excellent French education and was a talented amateur poet. In this field, his brother Vasily achieved great success. He collaborated with leading magazines ("Herald of Europe"), was engaged in translations. Vasily Lvovich admired the talent of his nephew, as he repeatedly stated publicly.
Sergey Lvovich, among others, owned the village of Boldino, where the famous autumn of the poet Pushkin took place.
Brothers and sisters
The Pushkin family was very large, but by coincidence of tragic and temporary circumstances, of the seven brothers and sisters, only two survived - the elder sister Olga and brother Leo.
Olga Sergeevna grew up a very well-read girl, creativity was not alien to her. She was very friendly with her brother Alexander, they walked and talked a lot together. Subsequently, Pushkin will devote several poems to his sister.
Olga married secret adviser Nikolai Pavlishchev and lived with him in a happy marriage. Their son Leo wrote memoirs of his famous uncle.
Pushkin’s brother , Lev Sergeyevich, was his close friend and literary secretary. He participated in the Persian-Turkish, Polish campaign, lived for some time in Warsaw.
Since 1836 he served as headquarters captain in the Caucasus, where he learned about the death of his brother. For Leo, it was a real tragedy, he even wanted to shoot himself with Dantes.
Since 1842 he lived in Odessa, where he married, and where his four children were born.
Wife
The wife of Alexander Pushkin - Natalia Goncharova - was born in 1812 in the family of the hereditary nobleman Nikolai Goncharov and his wife Natalya Nikolaevna, the maid of honor of the Empress.
They met in 1828 at a ball. A few months later, Pushkin was already asking her parents for blessings. But they were married only in 1831. At first, the couple lived in seclusion in Tsarskoye Selo, but then they were forced to return to St. Petersburg, since the Empress invited Natalya to the court.
In 1832, the firstborn was born to the couple - daughter Maria. The Pushkin family was in a difficult financial situation, since life in Petersburg was not cheap.
In 1835, Natalia met Dantes, a French citizen. This fateful meeting will serve in the future as the cause of accusations of Natalya Nikolaevna for all ills.
On January 27, a tragic duel took place that claimed the life of the great poet. My wife was with him until the last minute. After the funeral, Goncharova decided to leave the capital. Now the main business of her life was caring for children.
Descendants
Alexander Pushkin, whose family was very large, had four children: two sons (Alexander and Gregory) and two daughters (Maria and Natalia). Only Natalya and Grigory could get the heirs.
Great-grandchildren of Pushkin lived all over the world. The only and last direct descendant living today is Alexander Alexandrovich Pushkin. He lives in Belgium, is engaged in social and charitable activities.