PUSHKIN: WHERE TO START?

Alexander Pushkin is undoubtedly the most influential Russian writer. He’s not as popular outside Russia, but you should give him a chance! This is where you could start:
1. Eugene Onegin
2. The Queen of Spades
3. The Captain's Daughter
4. The Little Tragedies
5. Tales of Belkin
6. The Tale of Tsar Saltan

This is the fourth part of KLASSIK, a series that will, hopefully, inspire you to read Russian literature.

Coming up: CHEKHOV

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MY REVIEW OF DUBROVSKY AND TALES OF BELKIN

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THE TALE OF TSAR SALTAN

EUGENE ONEGIN, AN OPERA IN 3 ACTS, BY P. TCHAIKOVSKY

THE QUEEN OF SPADES, AN OPERA IN 3 ACTS BY P. TCHAIKOVSKY

THE MISERLY KNIGHT, AN OPERA IN ONE ACT BY S. RACHMANINOFF

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[mesfinasfaw]

I live outside of Russia, I know his literary works very well and he is popular in Africa.

[RLekhy]

Not only Russians but we Nepalese and Indians too. I was born in very underdeveloped region of Nepal. In my age, in the 70s/80s we have only two means of entertainment: radio and books. As a poor students we could buy only Russian literature which were translated into Hindi. Even though, Hindi was not our mother tongue or national language but because of closeness of our mother tongue we could understand very well. I am lucky that I fell in the love of Russian literature. And I wish one day I could visit Russia to pay my homage to these great poets and novelists!

[eyobamare]

I live in Greece but as ethiopian I want learn much history about Alexander pushkin thank you for sharing this video ❤

[atblue]

I live in the USA, and I am just now getting into Pushkin, Eugene Onegin is where I started so far. Tatiana's love letter was like something I have never read before, I enjoyed it so.

[AnnaK-qwqf]

Pushkin is Russian Shakespeare, absolute genius!

[dkovacik]

Sometimes when considering the body of work from an author like Pushkin, one feels like they are standing at the base of a mountain and looking up. It’s exciting, intimidating, and hard to know where to take the first step. Thank you for these videos. I’ve wanted to experience Russian Romanticism and, needless to say, this is the place to start.

[jasonsanders]

Best translation is James Falen's. The most poetic and understandable. Bilingual readers say if Pushkin was to write in English he would've written like Falen.

[SaqlainWarraich]

What a beautiful smile you have ❤.
Always keep smiling.

[gerardadri]

Im currently learning Russian. Videos like these make me want to learn it more. Thank you.

[inspirefolie]

Great video! I knew a bit about Pushkin from when I was a kid and read a collection of his short stories, but I had no idea he wrote "Mozart and Salieri" - which I just found out was the basis for the movie "Amadeus" 😮

[Barnabas]

I found and picked up an Everyman’s Library edition of Collected Stories of Pushkin and it contains several of the short stories you mentioned like the Queen of Spades, The Captains Daughter, and the Tales of Belkin. Excited to discover Puskin for the first time

[Rico-Suave_]

Great video, thank you very much, note to self(nts) watched all in it 17:06

[skittlessnow]

Stanley Mitchell’s translation is really good👍

[iamsamarahmad]

Also, Pushkin is a beautiful name. 😍😅

[diogenes]

Love Russian writers from the 1800s :) <3

[AnnaK-qwqf]

Thanks for the video, very informative ❤

[mellelili]

Great video, watching it from France 🇫🇷You deserve so much more likes and followers 😉
The subtitles are not available even in English I don't know why

[KatieSwordvideos]

one of the facts is that he start writing when he was 15. and he wrote his greatest things when he was just a young man...

[tiverton]

James Falen is the best translation.
Available in audio book on YouTube.

[ioanniskapos]

What an excellent video!!! Do you find some similarities between Onegin and D' Annunzio's Andrea Sperelli from " The Pleasure"??
Pushkin' s " The Captain' s Daughter" was one of my first Russian readings.
I am a huge fan of Russian culture in all its forms.
Greetings from Greece.