Interesting Places I've Photographed
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin Statue
Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), Russia
Topic: Philatelic Photographs
Topic: Philatelic Photographs
GPS: N59° 43.108; E 030° 23.808
Quick Description:
The statue of Russia's
most famous poet is located near Catherine's Palace in the town of Pushkin
(Tsarskoe Selo), Russia.
Long Description:
Alexander Sergeyevich
Pushkin was born into a Russian noble family in Moscow on June 6, 1799. He
graduated from the Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo (now the town of Pushkin)
located a few kilometers south of St. Petersburg and spent most of his life as a
resident of St. Petersburg. Pushkin is considered to be the greatest of all
Russian poets and the founder of the modern Russian literature.
Pushkin published his first poem at age fifteen and continued his writing career his entire life. In 1820, he published his first long poem, Ruslan and Lyudmila, which was the basis for the opera by Glinka. His verse novel Eugene Onegin was written between 1825 and 1832. It was the inspiration for Tschaikovsky's famous opera of the same name, first performed in 1879. His play Boris Gudunov was made into two operas by Mussorgsky's, first in 1868 - 1869 and a second version on 1871- 1872. His poem The Bronze Horseman is considered a classic of Russian literature and is well known by every Russian school child.
Pushkin died as a result of wounds received in a duel in St. Petersburg on February 10, 1837 at age 37.
In 2010, Russia issued a stamp showing the statue of Pushkin in his adopted town of Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo). It is the middle stamp of a souvenir sheet depicting sites in Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo) issued to celebrate 300th Anniversary of Foundation of Tsarkoe Selo.
Pushkin published his first poem at age fifteen and continued his writing career his entire life. In 1820, he published his first long poem, Ruslan and Lyudmila, which was the basis for the opera by Glinka. His verse novel Eugene Onegin was written between 1825 and 1832. It was the inspiration for Tschaikovsky's famous opera of the same name, first performed in 1879. His play Boris Gudunov was made into two operas by Mussorgsky's, first in 1868 - 1869 and a second version on 1871- 1872. His poem The Bronze Horseman is considered a classic of Russian literature and is well known by every Russian school child.
Pushkin died as a result of wounds received in a duel in St. Petersburg on February 10, 1837 at age 37.
In 2010, Russia issued a stamp showing the statue of Pushkin in his adopted town of Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo). It is the middle stamp of a souvenir sheet depicting sites in Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo) issued to celebrate 300th Anniversary of Foundation of Tsarkoe Selo.
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