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by Alexander Pushkin
Historical Fiction Drama Tragedy Power Guilt Fate vs. Free Will The Nature of Leadership
Boris Godunov is a novel written by Alexander Pushkin and first published in 1831.
"VOROTINSKY.
To keep the city's peace, that is the task
Entrusted to us twain, but you forsooth
Have little need to watch; Moscow is empty;
The people to the Monastery have flocked
After the patriarch. What thinkest thou?
How will this trouble end?
SHUISKY.
How will it end?
That is not hard to tell. A little more
The multitude will groan and wail, Boris
Pucker awhile his forehead, like a toper
Eyeing a glass of wine, and in the end
Will humbly of his graciousness consent
To take the crown; and thenβand then will rule us
Just as before."
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WHY READ BORIS GODUNOV IN 2025?
194 years later, still timelyPower, legitimacy, and rumor drive this fast historical drama. Pushkin gives us councils, crowds, and conscience in scenes that feel eerily modern, where a narrative can unseat a ruler as quickly as an army. It is about the noise around the throne and the silence inside it.
Succession fights, media storms, and deep fakes blur truth. This play models skepticism and accountability.
Right to rule
Claim, proof, perception.
Public drama
Courts, crowds, corridors.
Rumor mechanics
How stories seize power.
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About Alexander Pushkin
Foundational lyric and narrative sparkle; style that still sets the standard.
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