Famous Translations -- Selected Poems of Pushkin (Color Illustrations Edition) (Color Illustrations Edition) (Edited by Ji Xianlin, Dual-Color Printing)

Author: Pushkin
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Pushkin's poetry holds an "uncontested leading position" in the history of Russian literature due to its unique musical beauty and powerful language. It has been translated into over one hundred languages and remains best-selling to this day. It was introduced to China in the early 20th century. The newly issued General High School Chinese Curriculum Standards by the Ministry of Education has designated his poetry as a mandatory reading work for students. Pushkin is the greatest poet, novelist, and playwright of 19th-century Russia, a key representative of Russian Romanticism and the founder of Russian Realism. He is hailed as the "Sun of Russian Poetry" and the "Father of Russian Literature."