Unnoticed confession by Mikhail Orlov (On the Probable Addressee of a “They Said Once to a King” Epigram)

DOI:

https://www.doi.org/10.22455/2541-8297-2016-1-2-227-236
Issue:

2016 №1-2
Author: Alexander Feduta
About the author:

Alexander I. Feduta, PhD, chief editor of Limarius Publishing House, Minsk, Belarus.

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Abstract:

It is traditionally thought that the addressee of Pushkin’s epigram “They said once to a King” is count M.S. Vorontsov. This position is grounded on late memoirs of Decembrist N.V. Basargin. A critical analysis of historical events taking into account a certain M.F. Orlov’s testimony makes one doubt the verity of this position.
Keywords: A.S. Pushkin, addressee problem, epigram, memoirs
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