Poushkin and Poushchin
Poushkin's
and Pouschin's friendship began when they were students in the Tsarskoye
Selo Lycee, whose alumni during the era of Alexander I and Nicholas I included
government officials, royalists, rebels, romanticists, "Decembrists,"and
poets. After the Decembrist revolt of 1825, Pouschin was exiled to Siberia.
Poushkin, on the other hand, was allowed to return from exile and became
a supporter of the Tsar. But the two friends remained spiritually close.
Writing from across thousands of miles, Poushkin reached out to Pouschin
and his other former classmates. "May God help you, my friends /In times
of storm and grief /In far off lands, in empty seas /And in the somber caverns
of the earth."
The historian Nathan Eidelman brilliantly describes the lives and friendship
of these remarkable men. The film also includes recitals of Poushkin's poetry
by the famous dramatic actress, Alla Demidova. Russian. 65 minutes, 1980
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