Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) was an outstanding poet, a playwright, a prose writer, a critic, a theorist, a historian, a publicist, the creator of the national Russian language, one of the most authoritative literary figures of the first half of the 19th century.
Pushkin's creative work is diverse and comprises many genres, such as stories, poems, fairy tales, odes, sonnets, madrigals, critical articles, and a novel in verse. The main themes touched upon by the master are selfless love, the value of friendship, the beauty of Russian nature, patriotism, the continuity of generations, the immortal and the perishable, the problems of remembrance and oblivion, philosophical views and contemplations. All his writings are characterized by the depth of thought, the elegance of language, originality of style, and the accord of form and content.
The postage stamp provides an image of a fragment of painting Pushkin Composing Poems by P. Konchalovsky, 1937-1944 (All-Russian Pushkin Museum) and an illustration to Pushkin's novel Eugene Onegin "Tatiana at the Ball. (The hostess sees a lady coming, / A stately general at her heels…)" by A. Itkin, 2009 (Pushkin State Museum), as well as the cover of the book Eugene Onegin.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the stamp |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + security system |
Comb 11½ |
65 × 32,5 mm |
144 thousand stamps |