Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799—1837) is an outstanding Russian poet, playwriter and novelist. He was born in Moscow in a noble family. However, he spent his youth mainly in the village near Saint-Patersburg where he was studying in Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum.
Pushkin’s talent was discovered rather early by his teachers. He spoke French very well and showed an interest in literature. Young poet published his first poem when he was only 15 years old. In his early poems he wrote about his friends and about girls who he was charmed with.
