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This product is made of plastic. Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian poet, playwright, & novelist of the Romantic era. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet & the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin was born into the Russian nobility in Moscow. His father, Sergey Lvovich Pushkin, belonged to an old noble family. His maternal great-grandfather was Major-General Abram Petrovich Gannibal, a nobleman of African origin who was kidnapped from his homeland & raised in the Emperor's court household as his godson. He published his first poem at the age of 15, & was widely recognized by the literary establishment by the time of his graduation from the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. Upon graduation from the Lycée, Pushkin recited his controversial poem "Ode to Liberty", one of several that led to his exile by Emperor Alexander I. While under the strict surveillance of the Emperor's political police & unable to publish, Pushkin wrote his most famous play, Boris Godunov. His novel in verse, Eugene Onegin, was serialized between 1825 & 1832. Pushkin was fatally wounded in a duel with his wife's alleged lover & her sister's husband, Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès, also known as Dantes-Gekkern, a French officer serving with the Chevalier Guard Regiment. Alexander Pushkin Statue, Sergeyevich Sculpture, Russian Poet & Novelist, 3D Printed Size & Colour Options
