Pushkin, Aleksandr
Pronunciation: /ˈpʊʃkɪn/
Definition of Pushkin, Aleksandr
- (1799–1837), Russian poet, novelist, and dramatist; full name Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin. He wrote prolifically in many genres; his first success was the romantic narrative poem Ruslan and Ludmilla (1820). Other notable works include the verse novel Eugene Onegin (1833) and the blank-verse historical drama Boris Godunov (1831).