
Pushkin’s Duel
The Atlas Obscura Podcast
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Pushkin and Dantes Dueling Pistols
Alexander Pushkin's most famous poem, "Eugene O'Nagan," was written years before his duel with Dantes. The two men faced off in a desolate patch of earth near the Black River. As we watch Pushkin and Dantes face off, I want to remind us of Eugene O’Nagan: almost seems to tell the future.
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