Alexander Sergeievitch Poushkin

Alexander Sergeievitch Pushkin was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist who is widely considered to be one of the greatest writers in Russian literature. He was born on June 6, 1799, in Moscow, Russia, to a noble family. His father, Sergei Lvovich Pushkin, was a retired army officer, and his mother, Nadezhda Osipovna Gannibal, was a descendant of an Ethiopian prince.
Pushkin was educated at home by his mother and private tutors. He began writing poetry at a young age and published his first poem, "Ode to Freedom," when he was only 15 years old. In 1817, he entered the Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo, where he continued to write poetry and became interested in Russian folklore and history.
Pushkin's literary career began in earnest in 1820, when he published his first collection of poems, "Ruslan and Ludmila." He went on to write several plays, including "Boris Godunov" and "The Stone Guest," as well as numerous short stories and novels.