Of the two men, the survivor was by far the better read. His name was Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin; he was thirty-seven years old; he spoke six languages; he was Russia’s greatest poet; and he wanted to go home.
Chrestomathy: cosa sarebbe accaduto se Aleksandr Sergeevič Puškin, bisnipote del Maggiore Generale Abram Petrovič Gannibal (Il Negro di Pietro il Grande), fosse sopravvissuto al duello che gli costò la vita a 37 anni?
Fonte: metafilter.com


