Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin - “the sun of Russian poetry”, the founder of the modern Russian language. He is known throughout the world as the greatest poet, capable of “piercing the hearts of people with a verb”, but his brilliant novels deserve no less than laurels.

1. “Arap of Peter the Great” - the second prose work of Pushkin, tells the story of the fate of a young African, the godson Peter I, who returned from France to Russia in the hope of strengthening his position in society by marrying his boyar daughter. The novel shows what difficulties the protagonist had to go through, what kind of misunderstanding and rejection he had to face. Pushkin tried to show private characters on the background of great historical events. Interestingly, the prototype of the protagonist was the ancestor of Alexander Sergeyevich. The novel remained unfinished. Read the novel ...
2. “Dubrovsky” - A “robber” novel about the love of descendants of two warring families - Vladimir Dubrovsky and Maria Troekurova. The conflict that began unexpectedly between the two families marked the beginning of a series of events filled with intrigue, unexpected twists, devotion to oaths and love. The author wrote this book, being impressed by the literary successes of the German author Schiller. Read the novel ...
3. "Eugene Onegin" - a verse novel, one of the most significant and cult works of Russian literature. The plot focuses on the life of a young nobleman Eugene Onegin, who received an inheritance from his uncle. Having lost interest in life, the young rake decides to change the usual course of life, having moved to the village, where he meets the Larin family, and his life changes its course. Read the novel ...
4. "Captain's daughter" - A historical novel, which takes place during the Pugachevsky Uprising. The book is based on the life period of young Peter Grinev, sent by his father to military service, where he will have to face unexpected vicissitudes of fate and go through a ruthless school of life, becoming a participant in the peasant war. The author rummaged through many archival documents in the work on the work, so his words can be safely trusted. Read the novel ...

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