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Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799–1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.
Pushkin was born into Russian nobility in Moscow. His maternal great-grandfather was Central-African-born general Abram Petrovich Gannibal. He published his first poem at the age of 15, and was widely recognized by the literary establishment by the time of his graduation from the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. Upon graduation, Pushkin recited his controversial poem 'Ode to Liberty', that led to his exile by Tsar Alexander I. While under the strict surveillance of the Tsar's political police, Pushkin wrote his most famous play, the drama 'Boris Godunov'. In 1820, he published his first long poem, 'Ruslan and Ludmila', with much controversy about its subject and style. His novel in verse, 'Eugene Onegin', was serialized between 1825 and 1832.
Critics consider many of his works masterpieces, such as the poem 'The Bronze Horseman' and the drama 'The Stone Guest', a tale of the fall of Don Juan. His poetic short drama 'Mozart and Salieri' was the inspiration for Peter Shaffer's 'Amadeus' as well as providing the libretto (almost verbatim) to Rimsky-Korsakov's opera 'Mozart and Salieri'. Pushkin is also known for his short stories. In particular his cycle 'The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin', including 'The Shot' and 'The Stationmaster', and 'The Queen of Spades', a story frequently anthologized in English translation.
Most Popular Alexander Pushkin Trailers
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15 February 2016
Live performance from the Komische Oper Berlin, February 15 2016.
04 February 1917
Silent feature film by Olga Preobrazhenskaya and Vladimir Gardin based on Pushkin’s story of the same name.
01 July 2016
Live performance for Garsington Opera, June-July, 2016.
01 July 2008
Live performance by the Bolshoi Theatre at the Palais Garnier, Opéra National de Paris, 2008.
21 September 1946
An evil Czarist landowner had mistreated the father and friends of an officer.The officer wreaks vengeance by committing masked coach robberies and insinuates himself into his enemy's castle by pretending to be a French teacher.
12 October 1972
In the midst of the wedding party of Prince Ruslan and Ludmila, daughter of Prince Vladimir, the girl is kidnapped by the evil sorcerer Chernomor and the witch Naina.
07 March 2018
This wonderful story happened in the age of valiant knights, beautiful princesses, and battling sorcerers.
17 August 1981
Feeling taunted by the success of an inordinately fortunate nobleman, an officer decides to challenge him to a duel.
16 March 1949
A czarist captain stops at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess rumored to have sold her soul to the devil in order to always win at cards.
15 March 1990
Anyegin arrives home in an abandoned castle for his uncle's funeral. He is a misanthropic, tired, cynical man who has seen it all, tried it all and is tired of what others - including his young neighbour, Lensky - consider the meaning of his life.
05 October 2013
The imperious Onegin rejects naive Tatiana's proposal of love and also incites a duel with his best friend turned rival Lenski (Piotr Beczala).
11 February 1959
Vladimir Dubrovsky returns from St. Petersburg to his family estate, where he finds his father dying and learns that all his lands and serfs have been fraudulently taken by the owner of a neighboring estate.
08 October 1928
An adaptation of Pushkin's historical novel about the Pugachev's Rebellion in 1773–1774.
21 April 2023
A young and fiercely independent woman, Carmen, is forced to flee her home in the Mexican desert following the brutal murder of her mother.
22 December 1999
A virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat.
01 July 1937
Russia, 1835. Lieutenant Hermann, a compulsive gambler, is fascinated by an infallible martingale held by Countess Tomski, nicknamed The Queen of Spades.
25 July 2025
Nobleman Boris Godunov accumulates power in Russia, first as regent, then as tsar. But the ghosts of the past catch up with him and he ends up losing not only his power but his sanity.
07 December 1984
Tale - this is what is everyone from childhood. Give yourself a chance to once again return to the magical world created by Alexander Pushkin.
23 January 1943
The story is about three sisters. The youngest is chosen by Tsar Saltan to be his wife. He orders the other two sisters to be his royal cook and weaver.
07 September 1958
A tale based on a classic novel by Alexander Pushkin.
01 December 1958
A young officer in the army of Empress Catherine of Russia is on his way to his new duty station at a remote outpost.
08 November 1925
Vladimir Dubrouvsky, a lieutenant in the Russian army, catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II. He spurns her advances and flees, and she puts out a warrant for his arrest, dead or alive.
01 January 1986
Antonio Salieri was a talented composer and sought-after teacher who created hundreds of beautiful works in the early days of the mature classical style.
12 February 2026
One dark winter evening, the young tsar Saltan was lucky enough to find himself a tsarina from a simple Russian family.
01 February 1990
During an anniversary dinner, an undertaker is offended when someone jokingly offers a toast to the health of his customers.
19 April 1916
While hosting a game of cards one night, Narumov tells his friends a story about his grandmother, a Countess.
23 October 2010
Stephen Wadsworth’s production of Mussorgsky’s epic masterpiece brilliantly captures the suffering and ambition of the Russian people at a critical time in their nation’s history.
06 November 1909
Mazepa, the Ukrainian governor is in love with his goddaughter Maria. He quickly wins her heart. But her old father treats the wooer harshly… Maria runs away.
16 November 1972
A story of love between French student Alain and German high school student Christine.
02 January 1967
Driven from the court by her sisters' scheming, the young Tsarina is thrown into the sea in a cask with her infant son.
03 March 1938
A small town postal official allows a military officer to sweep his lovely daughter away to St. Petersburg, assuming the man will do the right thing and marry her.
15 February 1938
The evil wizard Chernomor abducts Princess Lyudmila during the wedding. Her husband Ruslan goes in search of his beloved.
22 February 1946
The daughter of a lighthouse keeper runs away with a shipwrecked businessman to the city. But instead of her dreams, she ends up selling herself in the streets, until a painter finds her as an ideal model for his next painting.
29 May 1973
Laila is an innocent Lappish girl and the only daughter of a reindeer herder. During World War II, Laila rescues a crashed German fighter pilot, Hans, and the two develop warm feelings for each other during his convalescence.
01 June 2010
A one-off production of Boris Godunov was staged by Andrei Konchalovsky at the Teatro Regio in Torino in 2010, with Orlin Anastassov in the leading role and Gianandrea Noseda conducting the Orchestra del Teatro Regio.
25 August 1972
In the early 19th century a traveler returns to the remote outpost he’d visited years before, anxious to see the station master’s lovely daughter once again.
16 January 1990
A young master, Vladimir Dubrovsky, comes to the estate to visit his father, who has long been in litigation with his neighbor, the despotic landowner Troekurov.
29 December 1965
A gambling countess comes by a secret three card combination that wins her a fortune, but she is allowed to use it only once and not gamble again.
28 April 2000
The end of the XVIII century. The reign of Catherine II. In the deep Russian provinces, among the vast steppes of the Ural escaped convict Yemelyan Pugachev proclaimed himself Emperor Peter III of Russia.
23 April 1940
When two Russian captains of cavalry came to a German post station one of them recalls what happened long time ago.
09 March 1943
After a vengeance taken too far costs his father his Hacienda and his life, young Juan Manuel Mendoza becomes a bandit.
08 October 1947
A peasant leader under the enlightened despotism of Empress Catherine the Great, and a love story.
13 December 1910
Based on Pushkin's short story: When his friends play faro, Hermann always enjoys watching, but he never gambles himself.
14 April 1968
Post clerk's young daughter runs away from home with a tsarist officer.
26 May 1995
Based on a famous short story by Pushkin, this film tells of a youthful, innocent and pure love story that begins as a girlish joke.
29 June 1992
Filmed at the 1992 Glyndebourne Festival in Lewes, England, this production won unanimous critical acclaim for its innovative interpretation of Tchaikovsky's opera "Pique Dame" ("Queen of Spades").
18 April 1966
Study of a man obsessively seeking revenge.
07 March 2024
Evgeniy Onegin lives in grand style: balls, receptions, theater premieres and other frivolities the capital can offer a young man.
16 February 1936
Peasant rebelling, pictures of folk anger - here accent that had to put Ivanovo in a new film. The manuscript of novel was found post mortem Pushkin in his papers.
16 May 2017
Inspired by Pushkin's masterpiece of Russian literature, Tchaikovsky’s opera provides a sublime portrait – both ironic and sympathetic – of a character embittered by society life, rejecting love out of vanity, killing his friend the poet Lenski out of pride and spending the rest of his days in abject despair.
09 October 1913
Pretty young Parasha is living with her widowed mother. Parasha diligently takes care of many household tasks, but she also enjoys flirting with the guards's officers who pass by her window, and she has one particular favourite.
01 January 1910
Based on the poem of the same name by Alexander Pushkin.
31 December 1988
Based on Alexander Pushkin's novel "The Queen of Spades." The modern situation is projected onto the plot of "The Queen of Spades.
