Marie: A Story of Russian Love

Alexander Pushkin was an influential Russian poet, novelist, and playwright who is often credited for being the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin is also widely considered to be the greatest Russian poet there has been. Pushkin is also known for being killed at age 37 in a duel by a French officer who had tried to seduce his wife.

Marie: A Story of Russian Love is a romance novel, set in Russian during the reign of Catherine the Great, that tells the story of a young nobleman who serves in the army and falls in love with the commander's daughter.