Pushkin

American  

[poosh-kin, poo-shkyin] / ˈpʊʃ kɪn, ˈpu ʃkyɪn /

noun

1. Alexander Sergeevich 1799–1837, Russian poet, short-story writer, and dramatist.

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Pushkin ¹ British  

/ ˈpʊʃkɪn /

noun

1. Former name: Tsarskoye Selo.  a town in NW Russia: site of the imperial summer residence and Catherine the Great's palace. Pop: 84 628 (2002)

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Pushkin ² British  

/ ˈpʊʃkɪn /

noun

1. Aleksander Sergeyevich (alɪkˈsandr sɪrˈɡjejɪvitʃ). 1799–1837, Russian poet, novelist, and dramatist. His works include the romantic verse tale The Prisoner of the Caucasus (1822), the verse novel Eugene Onegin (1833), the tragedy Boris Godunov (1825), and the novel The Captain's Daughter (1836)

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Example Sentences

The thefts targeted rare Russian classics worth millions of euros in total, including by 19th-century literary greats Pushkin and Nikolai Gogol.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Shaffer’s script was inspired by Alexander Pushkin’s 1830 drama, “Mozart and Salieri,” which Pushkin spun from rumors circulating in the wake of Mozart’s death.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

As Communism was ending, U.S. brands moved in to satisfy Russians eager for a taste of the American lifestyle—such as with the first McDonald’s restaurant, which opened on Moscow’s Pushkin Square in 1990.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

When the world’s largest McDonald’s flung open its doors in Pushkin Square in January 1990, the people of Moscow were ready.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

At the age of twenty-two, established a close friendship with Alexander Pushkin.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri