Alexander Pushkin
- Alexander Pushkin was born in Moscow, Russia
- Moscow was one of the largest cities in Russia
- Started writing since the age of 15
- Fought in many battles to defend his pride
- Influenced by history and pride
- Writing mostly came from everyday life
- Died in a duel at the age of 37
- Examples: Boris Godunov, The Stone Guest, The Bronze Horseman
- Founder of modern Russian literature
Guy de Maupassant
- Guy was born in Chateau de Miremesnil, France.
- This was a city in the northern part of France
- Born on August 5, 1850
- Wrote short and simple stories filled with many lessons
- Wrote mainly about politics and the involvements with the war
- Volunteered in the Franco-Prussian war
- Examples of works: The Necklace, A Woman's Life
Leo Tolstoy
- Leo Tolstoy was born on September 9, 1928 in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia
- Parents died at a young age
- Originally wrote novels and stories but later switched to plays
- Social reformer and moral thinker
- Fought in the Crimean war
- War experience inspired him to write stories
- Most famous: War and Peace, A Confession
- Later in his life, he started writing about the government and the church
Anton Chekhov
- Anton Chekhov was born in Taganrog, Ukraine on January 20, 1860
- Taganrog was located in the North western Black Sea area
- Studied in his hometown until the age of 16 when he moved to Moscow, Russia
- Considered a great short story writer, among the best all time
- Factors that influenced his writing was the poverty that his family faced
- Another influence was his conversion to atheism which changed his life
- Examples of works: The Seagull, The Cherry Orchard, A Dreary Story, At Dusk
Sources
http://educ.jmu.edu/~pleckesg/Pushkin/Bio.html
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http://www.online-literature.com/anton_chekhov/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Chekhov
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Link to Lewis Carroll