Nov 22, 2008

The Bronze Horseman | The Bronze Horseman

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Author: Alexander Pushkin
First Published: 1837
Type of Work: Poetry
Type of Plot: Historical realism
Time of Work: 1703 and 1824
Setting: St. Petersburg, Russia
Genres: Poetry, Narrative poetry
Subjects: Nature, Nineteenth century, Class consciousness, Poverty or poor people, Floods, Russia or Russian people, Proletariat, Sculpture
Locales: St. Petersburg, Russia

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Peter the Great (the Bronze Horseman), the historical figure Peter the First, known in the West as Peter the Great. He ruled Russia from 1682 until his death in 1725. An enormous man of vast talents and brutal rages, he set out to make Russia a truly European power by sheer force of will and imperial decree. His reforms affected every aspect of government—military, administrative, and fiscal—and every aspect of society and culture. This meant that, among other changes, centuries-old habits of dress and manner sanctified by religious custom were ordered...

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The Bronze Horseman | The Bronze Horseman

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