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1798
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Born 26 May in Moscow
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1800–11
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Grows up lacking his parent’s affection.
Brought up by nursemaids, French tutors and governesses. Is lazy
but an avid readers. Learns Russian from the household serfs, especially
his nanny Anna Rodionovna
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1811–17
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Studies at the new lycée of Tsarskoye
Selo, near St Petersburg
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1812
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Napoleon declares war on Russia, defeating
the Russians and burning Moscow
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1817–20
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Undemanding government post in St Petersburg
and leads a life involving much drinking, gambling and womanising.
Has some links with revolutionaries and circulates some unpublished
poems in manuscript.
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1820
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Writes Ruslan and Ludmila. Exiled to Yekaterinoslav;
transferred to Kishinev
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1821
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Writes The Captive in the Caucasus, The Robber
Brothers.
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1822
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Writes The Fountain of Bakhchisaray
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1823
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Begins writing Yevgeny Onegin. Transferred
to Odessa
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1824
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Returns north to internal exile at Mikhaylovskoye.
Writes The Gypsies
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1825
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Death of Alexander I; accession of Nicholas
I
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1825
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Writes Count Nulin and Boris Gudunov. Freed
from exile, but with Nicholas I as personal censor in Moscow
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1828
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Writes Poltava
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1829
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Visits Transcaucasia: action against the Turks
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1830
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Stranded at Boldino by cholera outbreak. Writes
The Little House in Kolomna, Little Tragedies and Tales of Belkin
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1831
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Marries Natalya Goncharova. Completes Yevgeny
Onegin
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1833
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Travels east to the Urals, engaged in historical
research. Second ‘Boldino Autumn’. Writes Andzhelo, The
Bronze Horseman and The Queen of Spades
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1833–36
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Writes The Captain’s Daughter. Unhappy
period in St Petersburg. Humiliation in court circles, mounting
debts, jealousy of wife’s admirers. Little creative work done.
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1837
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Goaded by scandalous rumours into a duel with
George D’Anthés, adopted son of the Dutch Ambassador.
27 January: Pushkin wounded in the stomach in the duel with D’Anthés;
dies two days later. (D’Anthés unhurt and goes on to
marry Pushkin’s sister in law) |
