Russian's poet A. Pushkin was born in
Moscow on May, 1799. In 1824 was ordered to take up residence at his
parents' estate of Mihailowskoe in the Pskov province and the next two
years, from August 1824 to August 1826 he spent at Mihailowskoe in exile
and under surveillance.

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It is Anna Kern, to whom
he was strongly attracted. Portrait of A. P. Kern. Anonymous artist,
1820 Year.

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Pushkin was married
to Natalia Goncharova on February 18, 1831, in Moscow. Portrait of
Pushkin's wife - N. N. Pushkina (Goncharova). Artist - A. Brullow,
1831 - 1832 Year.
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A duel with d'Anthes,
the adopted son of the Dutch ambassador to Russia, led to Pushkin's
untimely death. He was buried beside his mother at dawn on February 6,
1837 at Svyatye Gory Monastery, near Mihailowskoe.

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