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Alexander Pushkin (other)
Alexander Pushkin (1799–1837) was a Russian poet. Alexander Pushkin may also refer to: * Alexander Pushkin (ballet dancer) (1907–1970), Russian ballet master * Alexander Pushkin (diamond), colourless raw diamond found in Russia * ''Aleksandr Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin () was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., ''A Companion to European Romanticism''. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is consid ...'', Soviet ocean liner See also * * Pushkin (other) {{human name disambiguation, Pushkin, Alexander ...
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Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin () was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., ''A Companion to European Romanticism''. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet,Short biography from University of Virginia
. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
Allan Reid, "Russia's Greatest Poet/Scoundrel"
Retrieved 2 September 2006.
as well as the founder of modern Russian literature
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Alexander Pushkin (diamond)
The Alexander Pushkin (, ; ) is a 320.65 carat colorless raw diamond, the second largest gem diamond ever found in Russia or the territory of the former Soviet Union (after the 26th Congress of the CPSU), and one of the largest in the world as of 2016. It was mined at the Udachnaya kimberlitic pipe (Yakutia, Far Eastern Federal District) in December 1989 and named after the world-famous Russian writer Alexander Pushkin. It is kept in the Russian Diamond Fund (Moscow Kremlin). See also *List of diamonds *List of largest rough diamonds This is a partial list of the largest non-synthetic diamonds with a rough stone (uncut) weight of over 200 carats (40 grams). The list is not intended to be complete—e.g., the Cullinan (formerly Premier) mine alone has produced 135 diamonds la ... References {{gemology-stub Cultural depictions of Alexander Pushkin Diamonds originating in Russia Diamonds originating in the Soviet Union Individual diamonds Diamond Fund ...
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MS Marco Polo
MS ''Marco Polo'' was a cruise ship originally built as ocean liner ''Aleksandr Pushkin'' in 1965 by Mathias-Thesen-Werft, East Germany for the Soviet Union's Baltic Shipping Company. After major alterations and additions, the ship operated as ''Marco Polo'' for the Orient Lines from 1993 to 2008. It last sailed for UK-based Cruise & Maritime Voyages and its German subsidiary Transocean Tours. After Cruise & Maritime Voyages entered administration in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was sold at auction by CW Kellock & Co. Ltd. for US$2,770,000 on 22 October 2020; it was subsequently resold and in January 2021 was beached at Alang, India and scrapped. Design and construction ''Aleksandr Pushkin'' was constructed at VEB Mathias-Thesen-Werft in Wismar, East Germany. She was the second ship of the (also referred to as "poet" or "writer" class), named after the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.
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