Alexander Pushkin
- Alexander Pushkin was born on June 6, 1799 in Moscow.
- He was an author of the Romantic era and he is considered by many to be one of the greatest Russian poets.
- Critics have claimed that his writing represents varied among neo-Classicism, Romanticism, and Realism.
- Pushkin is usually credited with developing Russian literature.
- In his writing, he always used a rich vocabulary and a highly sensitive style.
- He wrote many poems but two brought him wide acclaim: "The Captive of the Caucasus" and "The Fountain of Bakhchisaray."
- Pushkin's devotion to poetry, realistic thinking, incredible historical and political intuition, and his sharpness of opinion influenced his creative and superb writing.
Guy de Maupassant
- Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5, 1850 in France.
- He is considered as one of the fathers of the modern short story.
- He was known to be a writer with clever plotting.
- He had a habit to write about expensive jewelry.
- Maupassant wrote in both the high-Realist and fantastic modes.
- His fascination in the burgeoning discipline of psychiatry greatly influenced his writing style and the things he wrote about.
- Some of the pieces that made him famous are: "The Necklace,"Boule de Suif," and "Pierre et Jean."
Leo Tolstoy
- Leo Tolstoy was born on September 9, 1828 in Russia.
- He primarily wrote novels and short stories but he also wrote some plays and essays.
- One of his works, "War and Peace," is generally thought to be one of the greatest novels ever written.
- Another one of his works that brought him great fame is "The Cossacks."
- His knowledge and passion in psychology influenced him to write in the special way he did.
- In his writing, Tolstoy used his own life experiences and created characters in his own image.
Anton Chekhov
- Anton Chekhov was born on January 29, 1860 in Russia.
- He wrote in an early form of stream-of-consciousness technique, which was very uncommon during his time.
- The death of his brother, Nikolay, influenced many of Anton's later works.
- He was a physician, dramatist, and an author.
- One of his short story collections, "At Dusk," won him the coveted Pushkin prize and made him famous.
- Despite being raised an Orthodox Christian, he became an atheist later in life.
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