St. Petersburg

In St. Petersburg there is a large gap between the rich and the poor. In Aleksandr Pushkin’s The Bronze Horseman there’s an accurate representation of this and how the poor feel towards Peter the Great. Throughout the poem Pushkin affirms that the main character of the poem, Yevgeny, a poor clerk, feels neglected and jealous of the Czar. In this paper I will discuss how Pushkin shows the difference between the rich and …

…is like. Being alone and poor in any city can be devastating and even drive someone mad however, because the czar, Peter, was negligent towards his citizens and that added to the loneliness. Also, the author was not a fan of Peter the Great. While reading the poem I got the feeling of distrust and resentment towards him. The poem was very insightful and intriguing, and opened the idea of exploring more about St. Petersburg.