Why is Pushkin great? He lived and worked two hundred years ago, but most importantly, he created the modern Russian language! The literary style of the eighteenth century was ponderous, mundane, even somewhat clumsy and extremely artificial, but Pushkin replaced it with impeccably rhythmic and musically lively speech. As is often the case with talented people, Pushkin was a difficult person. Often, especially in his youth, he allowed himself shocking antics and had great difficulty building relationships with others, especially with those who were higher in rank than him. He had faithful friends whose friendship lasted for years, and who sincerely mourned his untimely death. However, there were those who hated him fiercely even after his death... The publishing layout of the book was saved in PDF A4 format.