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Thank you, darling, for learning to play chess. It is an absolute necessity for any well organized family. (in a letter to his wife)

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Alexander Pushkin
Age: 37 †
Born: 1799
Born: June 6
Died: 1837
Died: February 10
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Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
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