Gavrila Derzhavin
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Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin was one of the most highly esteemed Russian poets before Alexander Pushkin, as well as a statesman. Although his works are traditionally considered literary classicism, hi
Portrait by Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1811
16-year-old Pushkin reciting his poem before old Derzhavin in the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum (1911 painting by Ilya Repin).
Engraving of Derzhavin by Fyodor Iordan, after Salvatore Tonci
Alexander Pushkin
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Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet, as well as the founder of modern Russian liter
Gavrila Derzhavin
…Derzhavin (Russian: Гаврии́л (Гаври́ла) Рома́нович Держа́вин, IPA: ; 14 July 1743 – 20 July 1816) was one of the most highly esteemed Russian poets before Alexander Pushkin, as well as a statesman. Although his works are traditionally considered literary classicism, his best verse is rich with antitheses and conflicting…
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Portrait [ru] by Orest Kiprensky, 1827
Coat of arms of the Pushkin family
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Pushkin in his youth, by Sergey Chirikov [ru]
Arina Rodionovna Yakovleva (1758 - August 12, 1828) at ages 70, the serf of Hannibal family and nanny of Alexander Pushkin.