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

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

Consider three novels that have been newly reissued by Pushkin Vertigo and translated by Bryan Karetnyk.

From The Wall Street Journal

The real opera sets Pushkin’s play, which was written as a response to Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” word for word.

From Los Angeles Times

He concluded his comments by reciting a poem by Pushkin - If Life Deceives You -which speaks of having the patience to know that better days are ahead, the AFP news agency reported.

From BBC

I’m sitting in a courtroom in the town of Pushkin, 400 miles north-west of Moscow.

From BBC