The First Russian

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In January 1832 a New Year’s gift arrived at the home of Alexander Pushkin. The parcel had been sent by a close friend, the art collector Pavel Nashchokin, along with a note: “I am sending you your ancestor.” At the center of the gift, an inkstand, was the figure of a small Black boy with […]

Original source: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2022/08/18/the-first-russian-peter-the-greats-african-pushkin/

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