Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was born into a Moscow noble family, where he had a brother, Lev, and a sister, Olga. In the summer, he often visited his grandmother in the village of Zakharovo near Moscow, where his upbringing was overseen by the nurse, Arina Rodionovna Yakovleva, who came from serf peasants.

Pushkin struggled with his studies, and his teachers considered him not very diligent. However, he soon became fascinated with reading, which led to attempts to write his own works. At the age of seven, Pushkin began composing small comedies in French, imitating Molière.

In 1811, Pushkin entered the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, where he befriended Ivan Pushchin, Anton Delvig, and Wilhelm Küchelbecker. His first recognition came in 1815 when he read his poem "Memories in Tsarskoye Selo" at the winter exam, which made a strong impression on Gavrila Derzhavin.

After graduating from the lyceum in 1817, Pushkin moved to St. Petersburg, where he began working at the Collegium of Foreign Affairs. He actively participated in the social life of the capital and became part of the circle of St. Petersburg writers.

In 1820, for the dissemination of free verses and epigrams, Pushkin was exiled to Chișinău, where he wrote extensively. During this time, his works such as "Ruslan and Lyudmila," "The Prisoner of the Caucasus," and "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai" began to be published in St. Petersburg.

In 1823, Pushkin moved to Odessa and took a position in the office of Count Vorontsov. However, due to professional and personal conflicts, he soon resigned.

In 1824, the Moscow police intercepted a letter from Pushkin to Küchelbecker, in which he mentioned his interest in atheistic teachings. For this, he was sent into exile to his family estate in Mikhailovskoye in Pskov Province, where he led a secluded life and continued to write.

In 1826, the first collection "Poems of Alexander Pushkin" was published, which quickly became popular. That same year, Emperor Nicholas I lifted his punishment, granted him an audience, and allowed him to live freely in both capitals, offering him the position of his personal censor.

In 1829, Pushkin met Natalia Goncharova at a ball, whom he married in 1831 after a trip to the Caucasus. Before the wedding, he went to Boldino, where he was delayed due to quarantine, which became a fruitful period in his creativity, known as the Boldin Autumn. Pushkin had four children in his marriage.

Later, Nicholas I granted Pushkin the title of chamber junker, and he began serving as a historiographer.

On February 8, 1837, Pushkin participated in a duel with Georges Dantès, who tarnished the reputation of Natalia Pushkina. The poet received a serious wound and died two days later. He was buried at the territory of the Svyatogorsk Monastery in Pskov Province.