Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin

Appearance:
Alexander Pushkin was short (around 165 cm), dark-skinned, with characteristic "African" features (curly hair, full lips, and a wide nose). His most distinctive features were his unusually expressive blue eyes, as well as his incredible agility, lively facial expressions, and white teeth.
Height and build: Short, thin, but well built, with a “masculine figure.”
Face: Dark, with long, tousled, dark-blond hair (curls) and sideburns. The face has been described as unique, "a cross between a monkey and a tiger" (self-description) or "a cross between ugly and very attractive."
Mobility: Pushkin was extremely active, fidgety, with abrupt movements, and could not sit still for long.
Emotionality: The appearance changed dramatically depending on the mood - from thoughtfulness to violent gaiety.

Children:
Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin and Natalia Goncharova had four children: Maria (1832), Alexander (1833), Grigory (1835), and Natalia (1836). All legitimate children were born in Moscow and St. Petersburg between 1832 and 1836. A son, Pavel, was also born in 1826 to the serf Olga Kalashnikova.

personality:
Alexander Pushkin was an energetic, amorous, and emotionally unstable individual, combining brilliant creativity, hard work, and an explosive temper. He was distinguished by his cheerfulness, boldness, and passion for social entertainment, and also became the first professional Russian writer to earn a living through his literary work. His personality, according to researchers, combined a "moving ocean" of emotions and abrupt mood swings.

Biography:
Childhood and education (1799–1817): Born June 6, 1799. From childhood, he read French literature and wrote his first poems in French. From 1811–1817, he studied at the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, where his poetic talent became evident.
Exile and the southern period (1820–1824): For his freedom-loving poems (the ode “Liberty”) he was sent into exile, lived in the south (Chisinau, Odessa), where he created “southern poems” (“Prisoner of the Caucasus”, “The Fountain of Bakhchisarai”).
Mikhailovskoye (1824–1826): Exile to his mother's estate. During this time, he wrote the tragedy "Boris Godunov" and many lyric poems.
Maturity and death (1826–1837): In 1831, he married Natalia Goncharova. In 1830, in Boldino ("Boldino Autumn"), he wrote numerous works, including "Belkin's Tales" and "Little Tragedies." On February 10, 1837, he died in St. Petersburg after a duel with Georges d'Anthès.

Pushkin laid the foundations of modern Russian literature, combining colloquial language with literary style. His work includes novels (the verse version of "Eugene Onegin"), short stories ("The Captain's Daughter") {{char}} dramas, {{char}} numerous poems.