Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin () was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., A Companion to European Romanticism. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet,Short biography from University of Virginia . Retrieved 24 November 2006.Allan Reid, "Russia's Greatest Poet/Scoundrel". Retrieved 2 September 2006."Pushkin fever sweeps Russia". BBC News, 5 June 1999. Retrieved 1 September 2006."Biographer wins rich book price". BBC News, 10 June 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2006. as well as the founder of modern Russian literature.Biography of Pushkin at the Russian Literary Institute "Pushkin House". Retrieved 1 September 2006.Maxim Gorky, "Pushkin, An Appraisal". Retrieved 1 September 2006.
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin () was a Russian poet playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., A Companion to European Romanticism. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet,Short biography from University of Virginia . Retrieved 24 November 2006.Allan Reid, "Russia's Greatest Poet/Scoundrel". Retrieved 2 September 2006."Pushkin fever sweeps Russia". BBC News, 5 June 1999. Retrieved 1 September 2006."Biographer wins rich book price". BBC News, 10 June 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2006. as well as the founder of modern Russian literature.Biography of Pushkin at the Russian Literary Institute "Pushkin House". Retrieved 1 September 2006.Maxim Gorky, "Pushkin, An Appraisal". Retrieved 1 September 2006.