The Concept of National Identity and Historical Memory in the Works of Alexander Pushkin

This article explores how Alexander Pushkin, the father of modern Russian literature, conceptualizes national identity and historical memory in key literary works. Through close readings of The Bronze Horseman, Boris Godunov, Poltava, and select historical poems, this article shows how Pushkin intertwines personal, political, and poetic dimensions to shape an enduring vision of Russianness rooted in both admiration and ambivalence toward authority, fate, and national destiny.