Alexander Pushkin is young, brash and adored by high society. He is the star at every ball he attends, his fans revere his poetic talent, and young women dream of winning his attention. However, not even his aristocratic patrons and loyal friends, nor his growing fame can keep him from dueling, getting exiled, and becoming destitute. Only when he meets his true love does he find meaning in life, and his genius develops to make him the legend the world knows today.
Acting
Yura Borisov somehow makes Pushkin's arrogance genuinely magnetic.
Costume
The ball gowns deserve their own billing. Exquisite 19th-century drip.
Cinematography
Candlelit duels and snow-covered estates — pure visual poetry.
Director
Felix Umarov
Yura Borisov
Alexander Pushkin
Alyona Dolgolenko
Natalya Goncharova
Roman Vasilev
Konstantin Danzas
Ilya Vinogorsky
Ivan Puschin
Anna Chipovskaya
Elizaveta Vorontsova
Ilya Lyubimov
Vasiliy Zhukovskiy
Evgeniy Okorokov
emperor Nicholas I
Sergey Gilev
Alexander Benkendorf
Oleg Ryazantsev
Nikita
Evgeny Koryakovsky
governor Vorontsov
Kai Aleks Getts
young Pushkin
Polina Kutepova
fortune teller Kirchoff
Svetlana Khodchenkova
princess Golitsyna
Agrippina Steklova
Natalya Goncharova's mother
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yura Borisov learned formal French dancing and basic fencing for six months — then discovered the real Pushkin was an awkward dancer. He kept the training anyway.
The film sparked debate in Russia about 'Pushkin fatigue' — he's on every school curriculum, yet this portrayal of his messy twenties made him suddenly trend on TikTok.
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