Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (English: /ˈpʊʃkɪn/;[1] Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Пу́шкин[note 1], tr. Aleksándr Sergéyevich Púshkin, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn] (About this soundlisten); 6 June [O.S. 26 May] 1799 – 10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.[2] He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet,[3][4][5][6] and the founder of modern Russian literature.