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Alexander Pushkin Biography and Timeline

Follow Alexander Pushkin through 16 dated historical records for Russia.

Alexander Pushkin, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

16Distinct records
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1820–1839Years on this page

1820

Ode to Liberty", causes his exile to South Russia

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Ode to Liberty", causes his exile to South Russia

Ode to Liberty

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Ode to Liberty", causes his exile to South Russia

1825

Boris Godunov

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Boris Godunov"

1829

Capture of Erzerum

Erzerum · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Ivan Paskevich, operating on the Caucasian front, took Akhalzic, Erivan, and Kars and, accompanied by the poet Alexander Pushkin, seized Erzerum in north-eastern Anatolia, thus marking the 120th anniversary of the Poltava

Role range: 1828-1829

1831

Boris Godunov

Author · Arts / Literature

Publishes Boris Godunov, a historical tragedy based on Tsar Boris Godunov.

Role range: 1799-1837

Eugene Onegin

Author · Arts / Literature

Publishes Eugene Onegin, a major verse novel.

Role range: 1799-1837

Mozart and Salieri

Author · Arts / Literature

Publishes Mozart and Salieri, a short dramatic work about rivalry and genius.

Role range: 1799-1837

1834

History of Pugachov

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Queen of Spades". Publication of "History of Pugachov"

The Queen of Spades

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Queen of Spades". Publication of "History of Pugachov"

1835

Egyptian Nights

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Egyptian Nights"

1836

The Captain's Daughter

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Captains Daughter"

1837

Death of Alexander Pushkin

Arts / Literature

Death of Alexander Pushkin, killed in a duel

Duel of Pushkin

Arts / Literature

Wounded in a duel with a Frenchman who threatened to have an affair with his wife

Burial

Mikhailovskoye · Arts / Literature

Buried in a monastery

The Bronze Horseman

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Bronze Horseman"

1839

The Stone Guest

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Stone Guest"

Records, sources and methodology

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