Baryshnya krestyanka pushkin biography
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Russian 19th century author who often has been considered his country's greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin blended Old Slavonic with vernacular Russian into a rich, melodic language. He was the first to use everyday speech in his poetry. Pushkin's Romantic contemporaries were Byron (d. ) and Goethe (d. ), but his ironic attitude can be connected to the literature of the 18th century, especially to Voltaire. Pushkin wrote some lyrics with a dozen narrative poems.
Aleksandr Pushkin was born in Moscow into a cultured but poor aristocratic family. On his father's side he was descended from an ancient noble family and on his mother's side he was a great-great-grandson of a black Abyssinian, Gannibal, who served under Peter the Great. Pushkin himself had black hair and swarthly complexion. In his childhood the future poet was entrusted to nursemaids, French tutors, and governesses. He learned Russian from household serfs and from his nan
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This month the JRAS published a special supplement consisting of Derek Davis&#; translation and commentary on Pushkin&#;s A Journey to Arzrum during the Campaign. In today&#;s blog Mr Davis writes about the development of his interest in Russian language, literature and, in particular, Pushkin.
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The Journal Supplement Journey to Arzrum which has just been sent out is the result of many years’ engagement with Asia, during which Pushkin has been a constant travel-companion (hamrahi/sputnik).
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Lady Into Lassie (Baryshnya-krestyanka)
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Lady Into Lassie (also released as The Aristocratic Peasant Girl; original title Baryshnya-krestyanka) is a Russian screen adaptation of a well known short story by Aleksandr Pushkin, directed by Aleksey Sakharov. Liza Muromskaya, daughter of a landlord, is interested in Aleksey Berestov, but Liza's and Aleksey's fathers are on bad terms, and there is no chance that Liza will be allowed to meet Aleksey. So the young lady dresses herself as a peasant girl and secretly went to forest where Aleksey often goes for hunt.
The following weapons were used in the film Lady Into Lassie (Baryshnya-krestyanka):
Enfield Pattern Army Short Rifle
When Aleksey Berestov (Dmitriy Shcherbina) goes hunting, he carrie