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Pushkin's
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Although
a prolific writer, Pushkin's work shows simplicity, versatility and
clarity. His reputation is based primarily on his achievements as
a poet, which range from the mock epic Ruslan and Ludmilla (1820)
to The Bronze Horseman, an intense story of the St Petersburg
floods of 1824 with political and philosophical overtones. The novel
in verse Evgeny Onegin is a simple story of unrequited love
but complemented by images of both contemporary urban and rural Russian
life. Arguably his greatest work, Evgeny Onegin shows great
understanding of human beings and of life's tragedies. This makes
it instantly accessible and gives it universal appeal.
Biographer Elaine Feinstein encapsulates Pushkin's writing for the
English language reader as possessing "- the facility of Byron,
the sensuous richness of Keats and a bawdy wit reminiscent of Chaucer."
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