Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, who was born on this day in 1799, is considered the greatest Russian poet, the founder of the Russian literary language and the founder of modern Russian literature, writes "Style".

Pushkin was left early without parental care and was brought up in the family circle, acquiring a love for literature and learning the French language from home teachers. His grandmother told him many Russian fairy tales and songs, and French literature and the works of Francois Voltaire, Denis Diderot and Jean Jacques Rousseau had the greatest influence on him. Pushkin began his education at the elite gymnasium in Tsarsko Selo in 1811 and stayed there until 1817.

He published his first poem at the age of fifteen, while still a student, in the magazine "European Herald". Then he began to write his first major work "Ruslan and Lyudmila", which was published in 1820. That work is based on fairy tales told to him by his grandmother. His talent was immediately recognized by literary circles.

Already at the age of eighteen, Pushkin lived a modern life and dressed very boldly, according to the latest fashion. After finishing school, he got a job at the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg. Because he liked to write sarcastic and mocking verses addressed to everyone, especially the Tsar, at the age of 21 he was exiled to southern Russia, where he stayed for six years. His revolutionary songs were censored and banned.

Just a few days after leaving, while walking along the banks of the Dnieper, Pushkin thought of committing suicide by jumping into the river. Then he fell seriously ill. After the long treatment, he went to the Caucasus, where he met the four daughters of General Rajewski - Katerina, Maria, Jelena и Sofia. They were his inspiration for many famous works.

Then he went to Odessa, where he lived for a year and began a love affair with a married woman, Caroline. Because of the love letter he wrote to her, he was banished to his mother's country estate in 1824. In the peace and quiet of the village, Pushtin wrote his most beautiful work - "Eugene Onegin". He received inspiration to write this novel in verse from Anna Kern, a woman he met in St. Petersburg, who was married to a senior general. He wrote about her: "How is it allowed for someone to be so beautiful?". In his novel, published in 1832, he described that unhappy love between two people.

Pushkin returned to Saint Petersburg in 1826 and continued his work. Then he met her Natalia Gonchareva, whom he married in 1830. Of all the women who bewitched him, the beautiful and spoiled Natalia managed to bind him to herself. He had four children with her and supported her two sisters. He soon realized that he married a coquettish and uneducated woman who did not read books. His sufferings increased over time and he could no longer support them financially.

In 1837, the French emigrant arrived in the city Georges Dantes, who openly seduced Natalia, and Pushkin mocked him. The writer scheduled a duel for him on February 8. They met at dawn and Dantes fired first, hitting Pushkin in the stomach.

Dantes was also injured in the duel, but Pushkin was seriously wounded and died in his home, two days later - on February 10. When the doctor asked him if he wanted to see his friends, Pushkin replied, "Goodbye, my friends," pointing to the books in his library.

The government was afraid of a political demonstration at his funeral and therefore it took place only in the presence of his closest relatives and friends. His body was cremated secretly at midnight and buried on his mother's property.