Pushkin Was A Radical Russian Poet Whose Works Became Some Of Our Greatest Operas – And Now His Life Is One, Too

The British writer and lyricist Marita Phillips, a descendant of Pushkin’s, grew up with a large book of his fairy tales, and she’s wanted to mount an opera about him, and his tragically early death in a duel, ever since. Plus, he was quite political, and “Russian history is so violent and colourful it is easy to become interested.”