1. Alexander Pushkin is famous for being Russia's greatest poet,novelist and playwright. 2. Pushkin was born on June 6, 1799 in Moscow. 3. He got his education from the Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo. 4. Pushkin began writing when he was only six years old. 5. His first poem was published in the journal The Messenger of Europe in 1814 when he was fifteen years old. 6. There are many famous works written by Pushkin such as Ruslan and Ludmila, The Captain's Daughter, Eugene Onegin, and many more. 7. The Captain's Daughter novel was set in Russia during the reign of Catherine the Great at the time of Pugachev's Rebellion in 1773–1774. 8. In this novel he described the life of an honourable man Pyotr Andreyich Grinyov, who was sent into military service by his father. There he met his captain's daughter Masha and fell in love with her but this caused a rift between Pyotr and his fellow officer Shvabrin. Later on during Pugachev's Rebellion, Pyotr was accused of having friendly relations with Pugachev because Shvabrin testified that Pyotr was a traitor. Pyotr was imprisoned because of that accusation but later was set free because Masha managed to convince Empress Catherine the Great of his innocence. Basically, the novel romanticised account of Pugachev's Rebellion and described the importance of honour and loyalty. 9. Pushkin died on January 29, 1837 at the age of thirty-seven. 10. He was honoured by his contemporaries for being a remarkable novelist. 11. Yes, they are still very popular.
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2. Pushkin was born on June 6, 1799 in Moscow.
3. He got his education from the Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo.
4. Pushkin began writing when he was only six years old.
5. His first poem was published in the journal The Messenger of Europe in 1814 when he was fifteen years old.
6. There are many famous works written by Pushkin such as Ruslan and Ludmila, The Captain's Daughter, Eugene Onegin, and many more.
7. The Captain's Daughter novel was set in Russia during the reign of Catherine the Great at the time of Pugachev's Rebellion in 1773–1774.
8. In this novel he described the life of an honourable man Pyotr Andreyich Grinyov, who was sent into military service by his father. There he met his captain's daughter Masha and fell in love with her but this caused a rift between Pyotr and his fellow officer Shvabrin. Later on during Pugachev's Rebellion, Pyotr was accused of having friendly relations with Pugachev because Shvabrin testified that Pyotr was a traitor. Pyotr was imprisoned because of that accusation but later was set free because Masha managed to convince Empress Catherine the Great of his innocence. Basically, the novel romanticised account of Pugachev's Rebellion and described the importance of honour and loyalty.
9. Pushkin died on January 29, 1837 at the age of thirty-seven.
10. He was honoured by his contemporaries for being a remarkable novelist.
11. Yes, they are still very popular.
- Good afternoon, Doctor. Glad to see you.
- Haven't seen you long. Is anything wrong again?
- I feel well, thank you. I've come to you because my husband seems to be seriously ill but he's so obstinate that he'll never visit you!
- Well, I see. So what's happened to him?
- He had a crash the other day and badly damaged the car. Besides I'm afraid he's got some serious injuries. Something's happened to his neck, right shoulder and right leg. He can hardly move. I don't know how can I bring him to you. Somebody's given him a suspicious ointment and he is constantly rubbing it in his sore spots.
- Great! No comments! Unfortunately I can't treat your husband at a distance. Try to explain him that he must go to the hospital, have his shoulder, neck and leg X-rayed and then come to me. I'll certainly help him.
- Thank you, Doctor. I'll make another attempt.
- See you later. You and your husband both!