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Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Pushkin

1 5.6
A famous Russian poet, playwright and writer from the 1800s
  • proper noun
: Alejandro Pushkin
  • Many scholars regard Alexander Pushkin as the greatest Russian poet of the 19th century.

Examples

  • At the museum, there was a special exhibition about Alexander Pushkin and his influence on literature.

  • Many consider Alexander Pushkin the greatest Russian poet.

  • The works of Alexander Pushkin have been translated into dozens of languages worldwide.

  • Did you know that Alexander Pushkin wrote 'Eugene Onegin'?

  • Alexander Pushkin is often celebrated as the father of modern Russian literature.

  • Many of Alexander Pushkin's works reflect the complexities of Russian society in the 19th century.

  • Students study Alexander Pushkin's poetry to understand the foundations of Russian literary tradition.

Synonyms

Pushkin
vsAlexander Pushkin
4 6.1

A famous Russian poet and writer from the early 1800s

has identical meaning but uses the full formal personal name
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin
vsAlexander Pushkin
6.7

A Russian poet and writer who started modern Russian literature

has identical meaning but appears as the shorter familiar form

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Alexander + Pushkin

This is a full personal name (a proper noun) whose specific meaning — a renowned Russian poet — is not compositionally derived from the parts 'Alexander' and 'Pushkin'. Identifying the referent requires encyclopedic/cultural knowledge rather than knowing the constituent words, so a B1 learner would not reliably infer the MWE's meaning from the parts alone.

Etymology

The name Alexander Pushkin belongs to a famous Russian writer of the early 1800s. Imagine him writing poems by candlelight and sometimes riding to duels; because he changed the way people wrote in Russian, his name now means 'the father of modern Russian literature'.