The Mermaid

"The Mermaid" is a drama by the brilliant Russian poet, "the sun of Russian poetry," playwright and prose writer A. S. Pushkin (1799–1837). The Miller's daughter Natasha is left by her beloved Prince and marries another, rich girl. In desperation, Natasha rushes to the Dnieper and turns into a Mermaid... The work is a mandatory part of the school curriculum. Based on this play, A. Dargomyzhsky wro...