The great Russian poet, novelist, playwright, essayist and critic.
Born May 26, (June 6) in Moscow, the German settlement. Bred French tutors, home schooling ruled out only excellent knowledge of French and a love of reading.
In 1811, Pushkin entered the newly opened Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. After graduating from college in June 1817 with the rank of a collegiate secretary Pushkin was determined to serve in the College of Foreign Affairs, which did not work and the day, completely surrendering to creativity. To this period belong the poem "Liberty", "To Chaadayev", "Village", "On Arakcheeva."
Even before graduating from school in 1817, began to write the poem "Ruslan and Ludmila", from which he graduated in March 1820