In 1837, the Sun of Russian Poetry , Alexander Pushkin , died in a duel. The duel was fought by the French officer Georges Dantes, who is said to have seduced the poet's beautiful wife...
The cause of Pushkin's death is well known, however, what you don't know is that the talented poet experienced about 30 duels in his lifetime. Of course, some of this was cancelled due to reconciliation between the two sides. Now, we'll take a closer look at the great poet through some of pushkin's life duels.
<h1>The first duel</h1>
Pushkin's first duel of his life. Pushkin was only 17 years old at the time, and at a ball, because of the young girl Rosakova, Pushkin challenged his uncle Pavel Hannibal, but soon subsided.
<h1>The first shooting duel</h1>
In 1819, Pushkin fired the first duel of his life. This duel was initiated against him by Pushkin's friend of the aristocratic school at the time, Kissilbeck. Pushkin liked the slightly shy and clumsy friend and often joked with him. This time, Kissilbeck was enraged by a poem by Pushkin that "ridiculed", and immediately took off his gloves and threw them at Pushkin (a way for Russia to launch a duel at the time), which Pushkin accepted.
During the duel, Kissilbeck fired, but was not shot. When it was Pushkin's turn to shoot, the poet threw away his pistol and tried to hug his friend Shea, but an enraged Kisir Baker shouted at the poet: Shoot! Shoot! In the end, Pushkin persuaded his friends to postpone the duel, which was later reconciled and the duel was canceled.
<h1>Heartlessness after drinking</h1>
Pushkin, like many aristocratic youths of his time, indulged in drinking and often drank irrationally. In 1820, in Kishnev, pushkin, who had drunk too much, launched a duel against two colonels. At that time, a friend of another poet present tried his best to persuade him to prevent the duel.
<h1>A duel caused by a dance piece</h1>
In 1822, at a ball, Pushkin invited a lady to dance, and he shouted to the musicians: Mazurka music is coming! But what comes out is a waltz. An officer present said he would waltz, and the poet said angrily: "Well, you dance the waltz, I dance the mazurka." A lieutenant colonel, Stanov, who was also present at the time, felt that the poet did not understand etiquette and challenged the poet.
The next morning, the duel began. Stanov opened fire first, but did not hit. After that, Pushkin raised his gun and shot at Stanov's side. Thus, the duel was settled.
<h1>Nobles also loved duels</h1>
In the first half of the 19th century, Pushkin rented a noble family in Moldova when the trivia poet got into a dispute with the hostess, and the angry poet challenged the hostess's husband in a duel. In the end, both men opened fire, but neither of them was shot.
<h1>The final duel</h1>
Pushkin's last duel of his life took place on the Little Black River, not far from St. Petersburg. On Wednesday, January 27, 1837, the duels were fought between two sides: Pushkin and the French officer Dantes. Dantes shot first, hitting the poet, the bullet broke through the ribs, and the poet fell down and shot back, wounding Dantes. Pushkin fainted due to excessive blood loss and was brought back for treatment. But medical care was not developed at that time, and the poet died on the afternoon of January 29.
Yes, from these events of dueling without a word, what kind of Pushkin do you see? Hot-blooded, reckless and aggressive, able to flex and stretch... The young Pushkin was eventually killed in a duel at the age of 38, which is a sigh!
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