The Gypsies

"The Gypsies" is a poem by the brilliant Russian poet, "the sun of Russian poetry," playwright and prose writer A. S. Pushkin (1799–1837). Before writing it, the author spent several days in a camp of Bessarabian gypsies. That is why the images of the gypsy Zemfira and the city dweller Aleko are so reliable, the tragic truth is the denouement of their love. The topic of personal freedom has always...