The Negro of Peter the Great

Name: The Negro of Peter the Great
Author: Alexander Pushkin

by Alexander Pushkin

Historical novella about an African man at Russian imperial court during Peter's reign

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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.

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