Chronological table of Pushkin's life and work
Unfortunately, Alexander Pushkin did not live very long. But during this time, many events happened to him, he wrote many vivid works, both in poetry and prose, which were included in the treasury of Russian and world literature.
And, despite the fact that great poets were born in Russia both before and after him, he is recognized among them as the most brilliant. And every educated Russian person should have an idea of the main milestones of his biography.
We present to your attention a chronological table of the life and work of Alexander Pushkin.
| Dates (old style) | Events |
| May 26, 1799 | A.S. was born. Pushkin |
| August 12, 1811 | Pushkin passed the exam together with Delvig at the Tsarsko-Selo Lyceum |
| September 22, 1811 | Alexander I approved the list of students |
| October 19 | The official opening of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum took place. |
| 1814 | First publication of my own work. It was the poem “To a Poet Friend.” |
| The poems “To the Beauty Who Sniffed Tobacco” were created "Feasting Friends" the play “To the Traveler” (another title is “To N.G. L<monoso>vu”), romance “In the evening, in stormy autumn...” “Message to Batyushkov” (“The philosopher is frisky and drinks ...”). | |
| 1815 | Zhukovsky drew attention to the young poet. The exam in the presence of Derzhavin, which so excited the old writer. |
| "Napoleon on the Elbe", published in "Son of the Fatherland" | |
| 1816 | Poems created: "Wish", “A healthy cup, "The Faun and the Shepherdess" |
| 1817 | Graduation from the Lyceum. Alexander Sergeevich receives an appointment to the Collegium of Foreign Affairs and leaves for Mikhailovskoye. |
| 1817 | "On the return of Emperor Alexander from Paris." The poem was published in the Proceedings of the Society of Lovers of Russian Literature at the Imperial Moscow University" |
| February 1818 | I was seriously ill and doctors predicted death. |
| 1818 | Writes poems “Love, hope, quiet glory...”, “Liberty”, “N. Ya. Pluskova.” |
| 1819 | Pushkin became a member of the literary and political circle “Green Lamp” close to the Decembrists |
| The poems “To Chaadaev”, “Village”, | |
| 1818—1820 | Years of creation of the poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila”. The poem was completed in 1919 and published the following year. In 1820, Vasily Zhukovsky presented Pushkin with a portrait with the caption “To the victorious student from the defeated teacher.” |
| In the spring of 1820 | Pushkin goes to the Caucasus. |
| 1820 | Poems created: "The light of day has gone out" "Black Shawl" "Prisoner", "Napoleon" Work has begun on the poem “Prisoner of the Caucasus.” |
| Removal of Pushkin from St. Petersburg for epigrams on Tsar Alexander I, Count Arakcheev. This deletion was not a link. Pushkin was transferred to serve in the South. In Yekaterinoslavl, Pushkin fell ill with a fever, but unlike his first illness, here he was left to his own devices. Fortunately, the Raevskys came to Yekaterinoslavl, who... They asked for leave for the sick Pushkin and invited him to the water. The journey had a beneficial effect on Pushkin’s physical condition and creativity. | |
| 6th April 1821 | A message was written “To Chaadaev” (“In a country where I forgot the worries of previous years...”). |
| In September 1821 | Pushkin arrived in Chisinau. At the end of the year he attended the wedding of M.F. Orlova. |
| February 1821 | Work on “Prisoner of the Caucasus” has been completed. |
| May 1821 | Pushkin in Odessa. |
| December 26, 1821 | A poem was created, “To Ovid.” |
| 1822 | The poem “Prisoner of the Caucasus” has been published |
| The poem “Bakhchisarai Fountain” has begun. | |
| The poem “The Robber Brothers” was begun, but remained unfinished. | |
| “The Song of the Prophetic Oleg” was created | |
| Alexander Sergeevich went to Izmail. Along the way, he stopped by the gypsies, where he had the opportunity to observe their simple life and customs from the inside. | |
| 1823 | Work has begun on the novel “Eugene Onegin” |
| July 28, 1823 | In order to strengthen power in the South, Ivan Nikitich Inzov was asked to resign, and Count Vorontsov received control of the Novorossiysk province and Bessarabia. The office moved to Odessa. Therefore, Pushkin was also forced to leave Chisinau |
| October 22, 1823 | The first chapter of “Eugene Onegin” has been completed. |
| In 1823-24 | During his stay in Odessa the following poems were written: “The stormy day has gone out...” “Will you forgive me for jealous dreams...” "Insidiousness." "Daemon". |
| winter 1824 | Work has begun on the poem “Gypsies”. |
| July 8, 1824 | Pushkin, at the insistence of Count Vorontsov, was dismissed from service. |
| July 11 of the same 1824 | Pushkin was sent to live in the Pskov province, the village of Mikhailovskoye, which belonged to his mother. He lived alone on the estate, only the elderly Arina Rodionovna told him old fairy tales in the evenings. |
| 1824 | The poem “The Fountain of Bakhchisarai” saw the light of day. |
| In the early autumn of 1824 | A farewell poem “To the Sea” was written. |
| September 26, 1824 | Completed the poem “Conversation between a bookseller and a poet” |
| 1825 | Delvig came to Pushkin in Mikhailovskoye. |
| “Under the blue sky of my native country...” | |
| The poem ends with "Boris Godunov". The poems “Winter Evening” and “October 19” were created this year. | |
| December 14, 1825 | The poem “Count Nulin” has been completed. |
| 1826 | Pushkin was visited in Mikhailovsky by N.M. Yazykov, who came to meet with the disgraced poet from Dorpat. |
| Chapter II of the novel “Eugene Onegin” has been completed | |
| September 3, 1826 | Pushkin receives permission to travel to Moscow for treatment. |
| September 8, 1826 | Pushkin is awarded an audience with Emperor Nicholas II. |
| 1826 | The poem “Prophet” was created |
| December 22, 1826 | He stayed at the Zubkovs’ house, where he wrote the famous Stanzas “In the hope of glory and goodness...”. |
| 1827 | The third chapter of “Eugene Onegin” has been published |
| At the beginning of May 1827 | Receives permission to come to St. Petersburg |
| Summer of 1827 | Pushkin comes to St. Petersburg |
| July 14th | I wrote a message to Yazykov in St. Petersburg (“I’ve been getting ready to see you for a long time...”). |
| July 27, 1827 | The poem “Three Keys” was written. |
| 1828 | “Oh, if it’s true that in the night...” |
| The poem “The Poet and the Crowd” was created. The original title of this work is “Mob.” | |
| In November 1828 | The novel “Eugene Onegin” is finished. |
| November 9, 1828 | Pushkin wrote the poem "Anchar". |
| 1828 | The poet meets Natalya Goncharova. The young beauty amazed the poet with her extraordinary beauty. Pushkin began to seek her hand. |
| 1829 | Pushkin leaves for the Caucasus, and from Tiflis makes a trip to Arzrum, where at that time the Tsarist army was fighting. |
| The poem “Poltava” was published | |
| Early 1830 | Pushkin takes an active part in the publication of the Literary Newspaper |
| April 21, 1830 on Easter | Pushkin made an offer to Natalya Nikolaevna’s family, which was accepted. |
| 1830 | “For the shores of the distant fatherland...” |
| "The Tale of the Priest and His Worker Balda." This tale was published after the poet's death. | |
| Autumn 1830 | Pushkin's departure to Boldino on property matters and forced stay in the village until December. During this period the following were written:
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| February 18, 1831 | wedding with Natalya Goncharova. |
| 1831 | "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" was written. |
| "Boris Godunov" published. | |
| October 21, 1832 | The novel “Dubrovsky” is dated. |
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| 1833 | “Belkin's Tales” were created. The novel in verse “Eugene Onegin” is published for the first time in its entirety, in all parts, in St. Petersburg. |
| Autumn 1833 | Trip to Orenburg and Boldino. “The Bronze Horseman” and “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish” were created in Boldin. |
| 1834 | “The History of the Pugachev Rebellion” was published. |
| 1835 | Egyptian nights. |
| Start of work on the history of Peter the Great. | |
| 1836 | Pushkin is seeking permission to publish the Sovremennik magazine. |
| January 27, 1837 | The poet is mortally wounded during a duel with Dantes. |
| January 29, 1837 | Pushkin died. |
Chronological table of Pushkin
The chronological table of Pushkin covers the main events of the life and creative path of the great poet.
The material will be of interest to everyone who is interested in classical Russian literature, as well as the work of the brilliant writer. The table is designed in the format of a short biography of Pushkin by date, therefore it is recommended for schoolchildren when preparing for literature lessons. Despite the fact that the life of the brilliant poet was cut short when he was only 37 years old, his legacy had a huge role in the development of modern Russian culture. The writer's works are known all over the world. A chronological table of the main periods of Pushkin’s life and work will help you get acquainted with the main stages and key dates in the writer’s life and refresh your memory of your existing knowledge.
1799, May 26 (June 6) - Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin was born in Moscow.
1811 - Pushkin is enrolled in the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum.
1813 – A.S. Pushkin writes the poem "The Monk".
1814 – Writes the poem “Bova”.
1817 – Pushkin graduates from the Lyceum with the rank of collegiate secretary, after which he is assigned to the College of Foreign Affairs.
1818 – Writes poems “Love, hope, quiet glory...”, “Liberty”, “N. Ya. Pluskova.”
1819 – Pushkin is accepted as a member of the Green Lamp literary and theatrical community.
1820 – Finishes the poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila”, which receives negative reviews from critics;
writes works: “The Sun of Day Has Gone Out”, “Black Shawl”, “Prisoner”, “Napoleon”, “Prisoner of the Caucasus”;
at the end of spring, Pushkin travels to the Caucasus, and then to the Crimea, to improve his health.
1821 – Creates a satirical poem “Gavriliad”.
1822 - The poem “The Robber Brothers” is being written.
1823 – Alexander Pushkin is sent to serve under Count M.S. Vorontsov;
begins to write a novel in verse "Eugene Onegin"
1824 – Because of quarrels with Count Vorontsov, Pushkin was exiled to his native estate Mikhailovskoye, under the supervision of his father;
writes his famous poem “I remember a wonderful moment...”.
1825 – Finishes the poem “Boris Godunov”, the poem “Winter Evening” and “October 19”.
1825, December 14 - Completes the poem in the comic style “Count Nulin”.
1826, September 8 - Pushkin was granted an audience with Nicholas I. As a result of this meeting, the writer and the emperor gained mutual understanding. This is clearly visible in Alexander Sergeevich’s poem “Stanzas”;
finishes writing “The Prophet”.
1829 – He leaves for the Caucasus.
1831 – Pushkin marries N.N. Goncharova.
1833 – The stories “Belkin’s Tales” and “The Queen of Spades”;
“Eugene Onegin” is being published in its entirety in all its parts for the first time in St. Petersburg.
1837, January 27 - A duel took place with Dantes, as a result of which Pushkin was seriously wounded.
1837, January 29 (February 8) - Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin died.
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Important dates in the life and work of Pushkin
Getting acquainted with Pushkin's biography helps to better understand the poet's way of thinking, his moral formation as a person and a citizen of his country, his development as a writer.
We bring to your attention the main dates of Pushkin’s life and work. On May 26 (June 6, new style) in Moscow, a son was born into the family of a poor nobleman Sergei Lvovich Pushkin, who lived in Moscow on Molchanovka, who was christened Alexander. He was the second child in the family. But parents paid almost no attention to raising their own children.
In 1810, the project of an educational institution for noble children at the imperial palace of Alexander I in Tsarskoye Selo was born. Sergei Lvovich used his influential connections to appoint Alexander to the Lyceum. Young Pushkin came to St. Petersburg with his uncle Vasily Lvovich Pushkin.
August 12 - Pushkin passed the exam for admission to the lyceum.
October 19, 1810 - The Lyceum was officially opened, and from this day a new period in the life of the future poet began.
At the Lyceum, Pushkin studied French literature, spoke almost no Russian, unlike other children, and received the nickname Frenchman.
January 8, 1815 - an exam took place at the lyceum, which was attended by the patriarch of Russian poetry G. R. Derzhavin. Young Pushkin read “Memoirs in Tsarskoe Selo” during the exam.
In October 1815, the social and literary society “Arzamas” arose, which existed for 2 years. The society influenced Pushkin's political views.
June 9, 1817 – completion of studies at the Lyceum.
June 10, 1817 - Begins a civilian career in the lowest rank in the College of Foreign Affairs.
In 1817, Pushkin wrote the ode “Liberty.”
In 1818, the poem “To Chaadaev” was written.
1817-1820 - service in St. Petersburg.
On May 6, 1820, Pushkin was expelled from the capital for anti-government poems and epigrams to Ekaterinoslav (now Dnepropetrovsk);
September 21, 1820 - Pushkin arrived in Chisinau, where during the trip the office in which he served was moved.
In 1822, Pushkin wrote the poem “The Prisoner”.
In July 1823, Pushkin moved to Odessa, where he came under the command of the Governor-General of Novorossiysk, M.S. Vorontsov. He dedicated several amazing poems to his wife. But the poet’s relationship with the count did not work out.
In 1823, “Bird” and “Demon” were written, and “Eugene Onegin” was begun.
June 8, 1824 Pushkin submits his resignation to the Emperor.
July 31 - Pushkin, expelled from Odessa, leaves for the village of Mikhailovskoye.
August 9, 1824 – arrival in Mikhailovskoye. Start of home link.
January 11, 1825 – Visit to I.I. Pushchin Mikhailovsky passage.
July 24, 1826 - Pushkin receives news of the hanging of five Decembrists.
September 3, 1826 Alexander Sergeevich goes to Moscow to the Emperor’s headquarters.
September 8, 1826 - Pushkin was received by Nicholas I.
January 27, 1827 – Interrogation regarding the poem “André Chénier”;
July 28, 1827 – Arina Rodionovna died.
October 14 – meeting with Wilhelm Küchelbecker at Zalazy station.
In 1827, the poem “In the depths of Siberian ores” was written.
