Author: Pushkin Aleksandr Pushkin

Pjotr Grinev on vasta 17-vuotias, kun hänen eläköitynyt upseeri-isänsä lähettää hänet armeijan palvelukseen. 1700-luku Venäjällä on hektistä aikaa sotilaille, sillä valekeisari Pugatšov on lietsonut …

Sotilas Silvion kunniaa loukataan, kun hänen kanssaan aseelliseen kaksinkamppailuun lupautunut mies ei ota oman elämänsä puolustamista tosissaan. Loukkaantunut Silvio päättää odottaa – hän kostaa …

Saapuessaan maaseudun seurapiireihin nuori ja komea Aleksis Berestov torjuu lemmenkipeiden aatelisneitojen huomionosoitukset. Kun neuvokas Liza saa selville, että Aleksis viihtyykin luontevammin …

"Doubrovsky" is an unfinished novel by Pushkin, published after his death, and follows the adventures of a Russian Robin-Hood-like figure, whose land is confiscated by a shady aristocrat. …

When Maria Gavrilovna decides to elope with her suitor Vladimir Nikolayevitch, little do they know what supernatural occurrences this might evoke. An exceptionally chilling and dismal tale, "The …

"Boris Godunov" is a play that follows the rule of Tsar Boris Godunov, comprising 25 short scenes. It is an action-packed play, with political intrigues, mysterious deaths, romance, …

What seems to be quite an ordinary short story of a seduction and abduction of a young girl, "The Stationmaster" proves to be one of Pushkin’s best tales. At first sight an innocent kiss, …

Being the last tale from the collection "The Belkin Tales", "The Squire’s Daughter" is a story about disguises and playing tricks on people. The heroine Lizaveta decides to fool …

"Eugene Onegin" is one of the most popular Russian classics of all time. Written in verse, it is Pushkin’s answer to the Byronic hero in England, and further elevates Pushkin as the best …

"The Queen of Spades" is a short story that explores the sins of gambling and the bottomless greed of man. When an officer learns that there is a woman who holds the key to always winning …

In 1820, Pushkin visited the famous Fountain of Tears in Crimea, where he read about the ancient Crimean khans and rulers. Shrouded in secrets and legends, the ancient building impressed the young …

The short story collection "The Belkin Tales" consists of five unrelated stories told by various narrators to a landowner who has recently died. Ivan Belkin, the landowner, was a strange …

"The Undertaker" is a supernatural gothic tale by Pushkin, which features Adrian Prokhorov, an undertaker, who comes to a new place. He is a very straight-forward man, and does not tolerate …

Moskovalainen hautaustoimitsija Adrian Prokhorov siirtää toimistonsa lähelle uutta kotiaan. Pian urakoitsija tutustuu naapureihinsa, jotka kutsuvat hänet viihdyttävälle illalliselle. Ilta sujuu …

"The Shot" is a story about a duel between two people, Sylvio and an unnamed Count. The narrative revolves around the shot that did not take place, one that goes on forever. The unfinished …

The only novel Pushkin ever wrote, "The Captain’s Daughter" is a story written in the same vein as Walter Scott’s historical romances. Though his attempts at prose were not that warmly …