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- ↑ Thorpe, Vanessa (21 April 2018). "Pushkin descendant puts Russian poet's turbulent life on stage for first time". The Guardian .
- ↑ "On This Day: Alexander Pushkin". The Moscow Times . June 6, 2019.
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