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Pushkinskie Gory

Pushkinskie Gory

Pushkinskie Gory translates as Pushkin’s Mountains as this hilly area is closely connected with Russia’s most beloved poet - Aleksandr Pushkin. Just outside the town is the estate of Mikhailovskoe, which was granted to Pushkin’s great-grandfather Abram Gannibal. The estate was later inherited by Pushkin and the poet was exiled here from 1824 to 1826 for his political activities. Along with two other estates here, Mikhailovskoe is now protected as a museum-reserve.


Basic facts
Name in Russian
Пушкинские Горы
Status
Urban-type settlement and administrative centre of the Pushkinskie Gory District of the Pskov Region
Distance
115km south of Pskov, 665km north-west of St Petersburg, 780km north-west of Moscow
Time Zone
Moscow Time
Population
4,859 people (2014)
First Mentioned
16th century
Former Names
Tobolenets, Svyatye Gory