Literature
Alexander Pushkin
Addresses you can still visit
Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.
Commemorated here
Alexandrinsky Theatre
The Alexandrinsky Theatre is best known for its historic Empire-style architecture and its role in Russian drama and theatre.
Performed here
Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre
Passionate theatergoer; frequently attended opera and ballet at the Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre on Theatre Square (site of today’s Conservatory).
Created here
Bronze Horseman
Wrote the narrative poem The Bronze Horseman (1833), the defining literary work about Falconet’s monument and the Petersburg flood myth.
Commemorated here
Pushkin House
A research institute dedicated to Russian literature.
Lived here
Summer Garden
Daily haunt while living nearby; wrote to his wife that the Summer Garden was his ‘ogorod’ — morning walks in a dressing gown, afternoon naps and writing there (esp. summer 1834).
Performed here
Winter Palace
As kamer-junker (from 1834) was obliged to attend court ceremonies and balls at the Winter Palace; documented friction with court service.
Traces in other cities
- Vilnius
- Markučiai Manor — His posthumous family legacy formed the basis of the literary museum established at the estate.
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