▁the ▁C au cas us , ▁R ae v sky ▁be fri ended ▁a ▁young ▁Alexander ▁P ush kin ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁Crime a . ▁P ush kin ▁would ▁form ▁close ▁friend ships ▁with ▁R ae v sky ' s ▁sons , ▁his ▁sons - in - law , ▁and ▁his ▁half - bro ther , ▁Vas ily ▁Dav yd ov ▁– ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Society ▁that ▁helped ▁plot ▁the ▁Dec em br ist ▁Revol t ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 5 . ▁The ▁General ' s ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Alexander , ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁model ▁for ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁P ush kin ' s ▁poem ▁The ▁Dem on . ▁While ▁R ae v sky ' s ▁daughter ▁Maria ' s ▁youth ful ▁fro lic s ▁inspired ▁P ush kin ▁to ▁write ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁lines ▁in ▁Russian ▁literature ▁(" E ug ene ▁On egin ", ▁I - XXX III ). ▁ ▁R ae v sky ' s ▁favorite ▁child , ▁Maria , ▁was ▁wed ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁nin ete en ▁to ▁Prince ▁Serge y ▁Volk ons ky , ▁a ▁wealth y , ▁liberal ▁arist ocrat , ▁who ▁had ▁fought ▁alongside ▁General ▁R ae v sky ▁during ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars . ▁R ae v sky ' s ▁el dest ▁daughter , ▁Ek ater ina , ▁married ▁the ▁wealth y ▁young ▁General ▁Mik h ail ▁F y odor ov ich ▁Or lov , ▁also ▁a ▁veter an ▁of ▁the ▁Napole onic