Alexander pushkin best quotes

“Tatyana’s Letter to Onegin I’m writing you this declaration— What more can I in candour say? It may be now your inclination To scorn me and to turn away; But if my hapless situation Evokes some pity for my woe, You won’t abandon me, I know. I first tried silence and evasion; Believe me, you‘d have never learned My secret shame, had I discerned The slightest hope that on occasion— But once a week—I’d see your face, Behold you at our country place, Might hear you speak a friendly greeting, Could say a word to you; and then, Could dream both day and night again Of but one thing, till our next meeting. They say you like to be alone And find the country unappealing; We lack, I know, a worldly tone, But still, we welcome you with feeling. Why did you ever come to call? In this forgotten country dwelling I’d not have known you then at all, Nor known this bitter heartache’s swelling. Perhaps, when time had helped in quelling The girlish hopes on which I fed, I

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ALEXANDER PUSHKIN, A RUSSIAN POET, NOVELIST, AND PLAYWRIGHT, WHO IS WIDELY REGARDED BY MANY AS THE GREATEST POET OF ALL TIME.

“What grace could all your worldly power bring
To One whose crown of thorns has made him King,
The Christ who gave His body to the flails,
Who humbly bore the lance and piercing nails?
Or do you fear the rabble might disgrace The One.”

~ Alexander Pushkin, Secular Power

“The heavy hanging chains shall fall,
The walls shall crumble at the word,
And Freedom greet you with the light
And brothers give you back the sword.”

~ Alexander Pushkin, The Decembrists

“Come purge my soul, Thou Master of my days,
Of vain and empty words, of idle ways,
Of base ambition and the urge to rule;
That hidden serpent that corrupts a fool;
and grant me, Lord, to see my sins alone.
That I not call my brother to atone;
Make chaste my heart and lend me from above
Thy fortitude, humility, and love.”

 ~ Alexander Pushkin, A P

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Alexander Pushkin | Introduction

Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist who fryst vatten widely regarded as one of Russia's greatest literary figures. Born on June 6, 1799, in Moscow, Pushkin grew up in a privileged noble family and was exposed to the world of literature and arts from an early age. His mother, Nadezhda Osipovna Gannibal, was a granddaughter of an African prince, and his father, Sergey Lvovich Pushkin, was a well-educated member of the Russian nobility. Pushkin's talent for writing was evident from an early age, and he began writing poetry while still a teenager. He attended the Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo, where he received a comprehensive education in various fields, including literature, history, and languages. It was during this time that Pushkin started exploring different poetic forms and styles, experimenting with both classical and contemporary themes. Pushkin's early works were hea