Pushkin's Button
A riveting narrative about the last few months of the Russian poet Pushkin's life before his fatal duel is an astonishing tour de force of cultural history that reads like a thriller. The rich international, yet very Russian, world of St. Petersburg in the 1830s comes wonderfully to life with its...
show more
A riveting narrative about the last few months of the Russian poet Pushkin's life before his fatal duel is an astonishing tour de force of cultural history that reads like a thriller. The rich international, yet very Russian, world of St. Petersburg in the 1830s comes wonderfully to life with its imperial balls, political and literary gossip, and beautiful women, notably Natalya Pushkin, the poet's wife.
show less
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780226857718 (0226857719)
Publish date: May 15th 2000
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Pages no: 355
Edition language: English
One of Russia's most beloved poets, Alexandre Pushkin, was murdered in a duel. But as to the why, that's always been a bit of a question, and here the mystery of Pushkin's duel, the links to his writings (most notably Eugen Onegin) along with his wife, her lover, and his demise is closely looked at....
Log in with Facebook 
