Aleksandr Pushkin, Istoriia Pugacheva [The History of Pugachev]

Robert Chandler (Queen Mary, University of London)

Ed. by Neil Cornwell, University of Bristol
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 2.2.1.00: Slavic and Russian Writing and Culture: Old, Medieval and Tsarist, 700-1917.
Vol. editors: Neil Cornwell (University of Bristol), Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Andrei Rogatchevski (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway)

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First circulation or publication 1834

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Russia (Country of Origin)

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The study of history was of especial importance to Pushkin. From the mid 1820s he collected material about Peter the Great and his times, and during his last years he was working on a monograph about him that he hoped would be his chef-d'oeuvre; it is tragic that Pushkin died without finishing it and that much of the manuscript was lost. Peter the Great was also a central figure in Pushkin's unfinished novel,

Arap Petra Velikogo

(

The Blackamoor of Peter the Great

), and the inspiration behind the narrative poems,

Poltava

and

Mednyi vsadnik

(

The Bronze Horseman

). It is interesting that, when making a copy for himself of one of Peter the Great's letters, Pushkin imitated his handwriting – as if hoping this would help him enter into Peter's heart and mind.

Another of Pushkin's central

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Citation: Chandler, Robert. "Istoriia Pugacheva". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 March 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=23529, accessed 21 November 2024.]

Aleksandr Pushkin, Istoriia Pugacheva [The History of Pugachev]

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