Pushkin’s Farewell to the Sea, oil on canvas by Ilya Repin, Russian, 1844-1930. Alexander Pushkin, Russian, 1799-1837, was considered Russia’s Bard. Pushkin died after a duel because of an anonymous letter claiming a man was having an affair with his wife.
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