We go through their works at school, and some of them we get acquainted with even before school. Some of their works we learn by heart and then remember all our lives. But do we really know so much about Russian writers? Today I will try to open the veil of secrets of some of them.
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
1. was so enchanted by the fairy tale "The Humpbacked Horse" that he decided that he could not create something better in this genre, and after getting acquainted with "The Humpbacked Horse", he stopped writing fairy tales;
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2. Knew many foreign languages, and only a third of the books in Pushkin's house were in Russian;
3. Gogol gave N.V.Gogol the idea of "The Inspector";
4. actively engaged in boxing, and was the first in Russia, who wrote out of England books on this sport;
5. Loved gardening and even participated in digging a pond;
Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov
1. was not only a poet and writer, but also a painter, and even painted a self-portrait;
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2. Often went to fortune tellers;
3. All decisions were made with the flip of a coin;
4. Lermontov was indiscriminate in eating and could eat quite a lot at a time, which amused his friends very much. Once they decided to play a trick on Mikhail Yurievich - after a long walk they treated him to specially baked buns with sawdust. Having eaten two, Lermontov did not notice anything, but when his friends revealed the truth to him, he was very offended and from then on ate only at home.
5. Among the poet's "hobbies" included upsetting the upcoming marriages. Mikhail Yurievich pretended to be in love, showered the bride with gifts, flowers and compliments, threatened to kill himself if she married another. However, when the wedding was finally upset, Lermontov immediately cooled to the bride, sometimes openly telling the "victim" about the prank.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol
1. Carried the double surname Gogol - Yanovsky, but decided to shorten it.
2. Complicated about his nose and insisted that artists painting his portraits change the shape of his nose to a more attractive one.
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3. was very superstitious, and even walked on the left side of the road, although all other pedestrians walked on the right.
4. He liked to do needlework, such as knitting, and cooking. He was especially good at dumplings and halushki.
5. Collected books.
6. He was a hypochondriac and could describe the symptoms of his illnesses at length and in detail even to strangers.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
1. He had a mistress and everyone knew it.
2. Suffered from gambling addiction, and devoted the novel "The Gambler" to this vice.
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3. liked to work at night and didn't get up until 11 a.m. at the earliest.
4. He wrote most of his novels at speed, and The Gambler in 26 days.
5. Drew Gothic cathedrals in the margins of manuscripts.
6. Loved sweet things - like prunes, raisins and marshmallows.
Ivan Andreyevich Krylov
1. He hated Latin, but at the age of 50 he learned Greek on his own.
2. loved music and could play the violin.
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3. was a terrible glutton - inviting him to a guest, acquaintances counted on him triple or quadruple portion, and after dinner Ivan Andrejevich often went to the inn.
4. he was very fond of fist fights, and even took part in them.
5. Loved watching fire and fires.
6. Was the prototype of Oblomov. Even the appearance of this character was written off from Ivan Andreyevich.
These are the facts. Did you know any of them?