PUSHKIN: WHERE TO START?

Alexander Pushkin is undoubtedly the most influential Russian writer. He’s not as popular outside Russia, but you should give him a chance! This is where you could start:
1. Eugene Onegin
2. The Queen of Spades
3. The Captain's Daughter
4. The Little Tragedies
5. Tales of Belkin
6. The Tale of Tsar Saltan
This is the fourth part of KLASSIK, a series that will, hopefully, inspire you to read Russian literature.
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[@RLekhy]

Not only Russians but we Nepalese and Indians too. I was born in very underdeveloped region of Nepal. In my age, in the 70s/80s we have only two means of entertainment: radio and books. As a poor students we could buy only Russian literature which were translated into Hindi. Even though, Hindi was not our mother tongue or national language but because of closeness of our mother tongue we could understand very well. I am lucky that I fell in the love of Russian literature. And I wish one day I could visit Russia to pay my homage to these great poets and novelists!

[@atblue1347]

I live in the USA, and I am just now getting into Pushkin, Eugene Onegin is where I started so far. Tatiana's love letter was like something I have never read before, I enjoyed it so.

[@eyobamare7749]

I live in Greece but as ethiopian I want learn much history about Alexander pushkin thank you for sharing this video ❤

[@mesfinasfaw2708]

I live outside of Russia, I know his literary works very well and he is popular in Africa.

[@AnnaK-qw2qf]

Pushkin is Russian Shakespeare, absolute genius!

[@inspirefolie]

Great video! I knew a bit about Pushkin from when I was a kid and read a collection of his short stories, but I had no idea he wrote "Mozart and Salieri" - which I just found out was the basis for the movie "Amadeus" 😮

[@SophiaClef]

Thank you! Great movie! I hope you will enjoy The Little Tragedies!

[@gerardadri9389]

Im currently learning Russian. Videos like these make me want to learn it more. Thank you.

[@SophiaClef]

That's incredible! And thank you! 😊

[@kresivarivkah612]

Same. :))

[@dkovacik]

Sometimes when considering the body of work from an author like Pushkin, one feels like they are standing at the base of a mountain and looking up. It’s exciting, intimidating, and hard to know where to take the first step. Thank you for these videos. I’ve wanted to experience Russian Romanticism and, needless to say, this is the place to start.

[@Will.Tru8]

Thank you Sophia!

[@jasonsanders8091]

Best translation is James Falen's. The most poetic and understandable. Bilingual readers say if Pushkin was to write in English he would've written like Falen.

[@Barnabas94]

I found and picked up an Everyman’s Library edition of Collected Stories of Pushkin and it contains several of the short stories you mentioned like the Queen of Spades, The Captains Daughter, and the Tales of Belkin. Excited to discover Puskin for the first time

[@SaqlainWarraich72]

What a beautiful smile you have ❤. Always keep smiling.

[@Rico-Suave_]

Great video, thank you very much , note to self(nts) watched all in it 17:06

[@diogenes3300]

Love Russian writers from the 1800s :)

[@samar1462]

Also, Pushkin is a beautiful name. 😍😅

[@skittlessnow245]

Stanley Mitchell’s translation is really good👍

[@AnnaK-qw2qf]

Thanks for the video, very informative ❤

[@PlumGustave]

Thank you 💛

[@mellelili1707]

Great video, watching it from France 🇫🇷You deserve so much more likes and followers 😉 The subtitles are not available even in English I don't know why

[@KatieSwordvideos]

one of the facts is that he start writing when he was 15. and he wrote his greatest things when he was just a young man...

[@tiverton]

James Falen is the best translation. Available in audio book on KZbin.

[@SophiaClef]

Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@Monkofmagnesia]

He kept knocking over mr relatives. That is why he is known as Push Kin. :)

[@ofbooksandmen7899]

Poetry goes in the same rhythm that our hearts -- this is just mind-blowing. I just love these videos, especially because I'm one of those people who got sick of Pushkin in school. I didn't think I would ever pick him up again, but as I get older, I get more and more curious. It's really cool that you make these videos, as you can see they're helpful not just for the foreigners :) (also, very out of topic, but since we're here - I got a very nice comment from you on The Gray House, but when I wanted to open it on YT, it was gone :( Don't know what happened there)

[@SophiaClef]

Thank you for your kind words! KZbin does this sometimes. It might be in the section "held for review" (instead of published).

[@ofbooksandmen7899]

@@SophiaClef It's not there, unfortunately :( Anyway, I really appreciate it!

[@ioanniskapos6323]

What an excellent video!!! Do you find some similarities between Onegin and D' Annunzio's Andrea Sperelli from " The Pleasure"?? Pushkin' s " The Captain' s Daughter" was one of my first Russian readings. I am a huge fan of Russian culture in all its forms. Greetings from Greece.

[@SophiaClef]

Thank you! I haven't had the pleasure of reading The Pleasure, so I don't know. Did you like it?

[@ioanniskapos6323]

It is one of my favourite books and o truly suggest it. You will find the cultural and social differences between the Russian and the Italian dandy quite interesting. I discovered your channel yesterday and i am already hooked. You are brilliant If i may be bold but not rude, i would like to contact you someway if possible. Thank you.

[@SophiaClef]

@@ioanniskapos6323 I'll add it to my TBR pile then. There's a link to my instagram in the about section. 😊

[@MrMikkyn]

I read Fourth Political Theory by Alexander Dugin, and Jordan Peterson mentions Dostoyevski a lot. I like learning about Dostoyevski but I’ve never finished any of his books, The Man Underground is the one I’m most interested in, and his letters to his father. I am interested in the Russian philosophy, not so much fiction, but this video helps me understand a bit more about Pushkin. Thanks for the informative video.

[@reyanahmed9043]

pushkin grandfather was from Eritrea

[@whatsgoodamerica]

Sophiaaa I listen to your analysis so I don’t have to read the books myself