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Russians writers Russia is rich in great literary heritage. In different cities of Russia lived famous writers. Such as Pushkin, Lermontov and Gorky. All of them are great and famous poets.
Alexander Segreyevich Pushkin The greatest Russian poet Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was born in Moscow on 26 May 1799 and died on 29 January 1837 in St. Petersburg. He was not only the poet, but also dramatist, novelist and writer of short stories. The poet’s father came from an aristocratic family; on the mother’s side he had African ancestors. Pushkin grew up in a well-educated family. When he was twelve was sent to school named ‘Imperial Lyceum of Tsarskoye Selo’ and soon started to write romantic poems. Being adult supported the Decembrist revolt of 1825 and wrote political poems. After returning from exile he had to be very careful in his writing and not to say anything bad about the country rulers. But still the works of this period were great. In 1831 he got married and had to spend a lot of his time in society at court. Pushkin wrote more and more prose works. In 1837 he was killed in a duel defending his wife’s honor. The most famous works of Alexander Pushkin are ‘Yevgeny Onegin’, ‘Boris Godunov’, ‘The Captain’s Daughter’, ‘The Queen of Spades’, ‘Ruslan and
Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov Mikhail Lermontov - Russian writer and poet. Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov was born on 15 October 1814 in Moscow. Lermontov spent his childhood in the intellectual atmosphere and he became interested in English literature. In 1830 after studying at gymnasium Mikhail entered Moscow University. That year his father died and this event made a lasting impression on him. Lermontov’s sorrow was apparent in his poems "Forgive me, Will we Meet Again? " and "The Terrible Fate of Father and Son". Lermontov was not a student for a long time. In 1832 because of misunderstanding with professor Malov he left the university. After studying for two years at university Lermontov decided to change his career choice. Between 1830 and 1834 Lermontov attended the cadet school. In those years he started writing poetry. He became interested in Russian history and medieval epics and it was apparent in some his poems including the Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov and Borodino. In 1838 and 1839 Lermontov was in Saint Petersburg. Mikhail loved Barbara Lopukhina and he described his love in the novel Princess Ligovskaya which he didn’t complete. In 1840 the son of French ambassador challenged Lermontov to a duel. As a result Mikhail returned to the army. By 1839 Lermontov wrote one of his famous novels, A Hero of Our Time. Mikhail Lermontov became a great poet of Russian literature. He is also called “the poet of the Caucasus”. Lermontov was a founder of the Russian psychological novel. In July 1841 because of Lermontov’s joke Nikolai Martynov challenged him to a duel. Martynov killed Lermontov with his first shot. Mikhail Lermontov was interred at Tarkhany.
Alexey Maximovich Peshkov(Gorky) Maxim Gorky was born on 28 March 1868 in Nizhny Novgorod. Maxim Gorky was his pen name and his real name was Alexei Maximovich Peshkov. When Gorky was 9 he became an orphan and his grandmother brought him up. Maxim Gorky worked as a pressman for different provincial newspapers and his pseudonym was Jehudiel Chlamydia. From 1892 Alexei Peshkov started to use the pseudonym Gorky. At that time he worked in Tiflis for the newspaper The Caucasus. His first book “Essays and Stories” was completed in 1898 and this work was a great Maxim Gorky openly disapproved the Tsarist regime and was imprisoned many times. He supported a lot of revolutionists. . In 1921 Moura Budberg was employed by Gorky as a secretary. Afterwards she became his unofficial wife. In May 1934 his son Maxim Peshkov suddenly died. In June 1936 Maxim Gorky died.
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Conclusion Russian writers are always valued and will be valued at all times!
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