Pushkin

[ poosh-kin; Russian poo-shkyin ]

noun

1. A·le·xan·der Ser·ge·e·vich [al-ig-, zan, -der sur-, gey, -, uh, -vich, -, zahn, -, uh-lyi-, ksahn, -d, r, syi, r, -, gye, -yi-vyich], 1799–1837, Russian poet, short-story writer, and dramatist.

Pushkin

¹

/ ˈpʊʃkɪn /

noun

1. PushkinAleksander Sergeyevich17991837MRussianWRITING: poetWRITING: novelistTHEATRE: dramatist Aleksander Sergeyevich (alɪkˈsandr sɪrˈɡjejɪvitʃ). 1799–1837, Russian poet, novelist, and dramatist. His works include the romantic verse tale The Prisoner of the Caucasus (1822), the verse novel Eugene Onegin (1833), the tragedy Boris Godunov (1825), and the novel The Captain's Daughter (1836)

Pushkin

²

/ ˈpʊʃkɪn /

noun

1. a town in NW Russia: site of the imperial summer residence and Catherine the Great's palace. Pop: 84 628 (2002) Former name1708–1937Tsarskoye Selo

Example Sentences

The real opera sets Pushkin’s play, which was written as a response to Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” word for word.

From Los Angeles Times

He concluded his comments by reciting a poem by Pushkin - If Life Deceives You -which speaks of having the patience to know that better days are ahead, the AFP news agency reported.

From BBC

Back at the courthouse in Pushkin, Anna’s trial is ongoing.

From BBC

Police officials are investigating what they believe is a vast, coordinated series of thefts of rare 19th-century Russian books — primarily first and early editions of Pushkin — from libraries across Europe.

From New York Times

Books: Dozens of rare editions by Alexander Pushkin and Nikolai Gogol are vanishing from European libraries.

From New York Times