Unfamiliar classic: interesting facts about Pushkin

Alexander Pushkin ... What is the name mean to you?It is "our everything", a Russian poet, Shakespeare, or bored, which still need to be studied in schools?In 1999, the year of the anniversary of Alexander Pushkin, foreign newspapers wrote: "Russia has covered" pushkinomaniya. "Residents of the country's huge memorize passages from his works, and topics related to creativity and the biography of the poet, dominated radio and television broadcasts and in print media. "And did you know any interesting facts about Pushkin?Perhaps they should also talk about the suffering of "Eugene Onegin" for children, that the poet acquired flesh and blood, became close and understandable?Try?

Interesting facts about Pushkin: childhood

  1. so always suffered from its "African-American" appearance.He felt that his thick lips, black curly hair and bulging eyes spoil it.No wonder the school of the future author of the great poems teased "monkey."
  2. When Sasha Pushkin was 4 years old the first time he saw his namesake, the Emperor Alexander I. The meeting nearly cost the life of the baby.Monarch walks on horseback and "arapchonok" almost fell under the hooves of his horse.Fortunately, the emperor was able to cope with the horse, the future of "the sun of Russian poetry" is not affected, only the nurse almost fainted.
  3. The famous Imperial Lyceum - privileged educational institution - Pushkin was an acquaintance.Attach it to an uncle, also a poet Pushkin, only Davidov.
  4. poetic gift Sasha manifested in childhood.Otherwise, he could not be proud boasting brilliant graduates of boarding school, since he graduated from school, showing a third (end) result.

Interesting facts about Pushkin: relationships with people

  1. According to various sources, the poet took part in 29 matches, he was summoned to a duel 9 dozen times, and he "threw the gauntlet" and even more - about 150times.
  2. Pushkin's wife, Natalia Goncharova, the poet was higher by 10 centimeters, and that he was embarrassed.
  3. month before the tragic duel with Pushkin Baron Dantes married the sister of Goncharova - Catherine, so duelists had each other in-laws.

Interesting facts from the biography of Pushkin: a little about the use of superstition

is said that the great poet was very superstitious.He believed in the mystical power of the stones and on each occasion wear special rings.Once the foresight (or intuition) saved his life.On the eve of the uprising at Senate Square Pushkin he was under house arrest near St. Petersburg, but was going to go to a meeting in the capital of the Arcane Society.However, the path of the hare ran across the road (a bad sign), then met the priest (also a harbinger of misfortune).Servant to go along with Pushkin, suddenly overcome by a high fever.As a result of superstitious poet he returned home, and at night he saw a strange dream: 5 fallen teeth.The next day, 5 leaders of the revolutionary society were arrested and executed.

Interesting facts about Pushkin: a sharp mind

Despite the poor performance, therefore has a tremendous sharp mind.He reacted instantly, always found the exact answer, sometimes it immediately clothed in brilliant rhyme.Sometimes his epigrams and improvisations were caustic and insulting.Perhaps not everyone knew next to genius what size they had the privilege to live.

One poet Zhukovsky said that was not present at a friendly dinner, as he had an upset stomach when guests come Kiichelbecker.Pushkin immediately responded lines:

"That was me, my friends,
And kyuhelbekerno , and sick ..."

Poor Kyuhle general often battered by Pushkin.However, he did give a reason.So, at the Lyceum he tried to drown herself after Pushkin's poem, in which there are lines: "Wilhelm, read their poems, so I went to sleep soon."

But the poet brilliantly and wittily respond in any situation.He even wrote to Emperor Alexander I:

"Afedron you
wipe your greasy calico;
I sinful hole
not spoil children's fashion
and tail stiff ode,
Though wincing, but labor."

Jokes poet is sometimes on the verge of decency or out of it.But it was ridiculous unbelievable.This great talent to shine today on the stage of KVN!This is Alexander Pushkin.Interesting facts associated with his biography and creativity, you can list dozens!He had a pile of gambling debts.To pay them, he sometimes overnight, wrote a poem.For "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai" he received 3,000 rubles - never a poet until then did not get the same amount for their creations.He laughed infectiously, feared no one, was like a child (African roots, whether that affected?).It is infinitely fell in love women.How to resist when he was able to instantly compose:

"I'm in love, I'm fascinated, -
short, I ogoncharovan ..."

Of course, it was an outstanding personality.I would like to tell schools and about the different facets of the poet's life and did not draw a watered-down, boring to the yawning portrait.