1. Began the first Boldino autumn

    · Bolshoye Boldino, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia

    Began the first Boldino autumn
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    Pushkin left Moscow for his family's Boldino estate; cholera quarantines prolonged the visit into his most celebrated burst of creativity. Date is Old Style.

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