Alexander Pushkin
Russian poet and author considered the founder of modern Russian literature. His prose works, including The Captain's Daughter and The Tales of Belkin, established the foundations of Russian realistic fiction.
Works
- The Captain's DaughterHistorical novel of a young woman caught during Pugachev's rebellion
- The Tales of BelkinCollection of interconnected short stories about love, fate, and hidden identities
- DubrovskyNovel of a noble outlaw seeking revenge for injustice and social wrongs
- The Queen of SpadesSupernatural tale of obsession with gambling and supernatural intervention in St Petersburg
- The Negro of Peter the GreatHistorical novella about an African man at Russian imperial court during Peter's reign