Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin was a Russian poet who was born in Moscow in 1799. He was raised by his nurse Arina Radionovna, to whom he dedicated poems and loved very much. Pushkin is renowned for his poems and novels like "Ruslan and Ludmila" and "The Village," which have been adapted into popular films. He unfortunately died in 1837 at the young age of 38 during a duel, though his works continue to inspire new generations.