Пушкин. Непричесанная биография. Вторая книга

The new book by the oldest and most famous Pushkin writer Leonid Matveyevich Arinshtein (1925-2019) is a completely revised, essentially re-written first part of Pushkin’s “Uncombed Biography” (with Lyceum until liberation from exile in 1826). This is not just a fascinating story from the life of a brilliant poet, it is based on serious scientific research. The reader will find many unexpected discoveries: here is the true story of Pushkin’s expulsion from St. Petersburg in 1820, and the attitude of the women of his circle towards him, and the vicissitudes of his only divided love for Amalia Riznich, and the history of the creation of several, mutually exclusive editions of the famous “Prophet”.. Thanks to the author's use of the biographical method, the real circumstances in which the works were created are revealed, and accordingly Pushkin's life becomes closer and clearer to us.