Alexander Pushkin
Moscow
Alexander Pushin was born in Moscow to a noble family in 1799. Around 1812 the Moscavites had to evacuate due to the great Moscow fire. Napolean was also trying to capture Russia and Moscow throughout the early nineteenth century. The Moscow State University was built in 1812.
Alexander Pushin was born in Moscow to a noble family in 1799. Around 1812 the Moscavites had to evacuate due to the great Moscow fire. Napolean was also trying to capture Russia and Moscow throughout the early nineteenth century. The Moscow State University was built in 1812.
Anton Chekhov
Taganrog
Anton Chekhov was born in Taganrog in 1860. Taganrog is a port city in Russia that was heavily used for importing and exporting in the nineteenth century. The Taganrog theater held some of Anton Chekhov's plays. Anton moved from Taganrog to Moscow to further purse a medical profession.
Anton Chekhov was born in Taganrog in 1860. Taganrog is a port city in Russia that was heavily used for importing and exporting in the nineteenth century. The Taganrog theater held some of Anton Chekhov's plays. Anton moved from Taganrog to Moscow to further purse a medical profession.
Leo Tolstoy
Yasnaya Polyana
Leo Tolstoy was born into an aristocratic family on a large estate. The family estate is now a museum. Yasnaya Polyana is where Tolstoy wrote some of his most famous works.
Leo Tolstoy was born into an aristocratic family on a large estate. The family estate is now a museum. Yasnaya Polyana is where Tolstoy wrote some of his most famous works.
Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant was raised in an unstable France at odds with Prussia. Guy was born in Dieppe on the coast of France. Dieppe was, and still is, used as a major seaport. It is located on the English Channel in northern France.
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