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Grigory Pushkin, Descendant of poet

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From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Date: 19971020
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Grigory Pushkin, the great-grandson and last direct descendant of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, died Friday, the Ministry of Culture said Saturday. He was 83.

Grigory Pushkin, a highly decorated veteran of World War II, became a police officer after the war and later went to work for the Pravda publishing house, where he helped collect his famous ancestor's work.

Alexander Pushkin is perhaps the most beloved of all Russian literary figures, and nearly every Russian can recite some of his poems by heart. Among his best-known works are the epic poem "Eugene Onegin" and a play, "Boris ...

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