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A.S.Pushkin poet artistic collection chess wooden miniature

Chess Composition-“Pushkin’s Bail"
Author Mrs. Uralova Elena Vyacheslavovna.

"A monument I have erected to myself...A.S. Pushkin
More than 150 years have already passed, as these lines were written. And there are a lot of monuments which have been erected by the poet’s grateful descendants. An original monument to the great poet was created by Elen in her new Chess Composition. -“Pushkin’s Bail"

King- young, vigorous Pushkin in the period
of blossom of his talent.
"... Where muse gentle to me secretly Smiled.. "
Queen-A young beautiful woman. She embodies
thegirls and women whom the poet
used to fall in love with.
"..As the genius of pure(clean) beauty.."
Officer-Pushkin’s Balda. An industrious, sly,
patient Russian peasant.
Officer-Pushkin’s Boris Godunov.
“...I’ve reached the highest power...”
Knights- young vigorous Pegasus
“...You wish to saddle the obstinate Pegasus...”
Rook-the barrel in which the queen and her
son were closed and cast into the sea..
Rook- the Goldfish itself and the broken trough
which is the main “artefact” of the tale.
“...Not a word spoke the goldfish in answer,
It just swished its tail, and in silence..”
Pawns- fabulous warriors coming out of the sea. ".. In scales Golden burning... "




King-- Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin in his last tragic years (1835-1837)
“..He rose against the high society...”
Queen-the prototype of that image was the
wife of poet - Nattily Goncharova.
" ...The God has sent you down to me,
to me, oh, my Madonna...”
Officer-the prototype of the piece is
Pushkin’sgrand father
“...my black uncle Hannibal...”
Officer--Yes my Emeljann Pugatshov
".. Here my Pugath with the first sight.."
Knights-Pegasus saddled by the poet.
"... Horseman quiet Pegas.. "
Rook-the fabulous oak .“ ..There is an oak
at turquoise seaside...”
Rook- the living giant head standing on the ground.
"".. Deserts a watchman anonymous... "
Pawns-deuces discussing over thesum of the
tribute they had to pay to Balda.
"..There is nothing to do(make) draw
have collected (tribute)rent... ".."

The Board:
In the front - the bas-relief portray of A. Pushkin.
Under the bas-relief are carved:

  • Little Alexander Pushkin listening to his nurse Arina Rodionovna who is telling him a fairy-tale.
  • Fatally injured Pushkin laying on the snow.
  • The hooks - two fairy-tale squirrels.
  • Under hooks whether are cut out.
    • From one side there are:
    • Peter the Great.
    • The greedy Knight
    		On the another side there are:
    • Meeting of Ruslan and the fairy-tale Giant’s living head.
    • The Dhadon-tsar, The wiseman, The golden Rooster.

The pieces are fully accomplished.
In Odessa (26-31 May 1999) we represented our chess composition called "Pushkin's Bail". The chess was exposed as a part of the Moving Mini-Museum of Carved Wood by Elen Uralova. The entire exposition of the museum was dedicated to the 200th anniversary of birth of the great poet.Their heights range from 60 mm. to 115 mm. (2.4 to 4.6inches). . The closed chess-board’s dimensions are: -480x240x75 mm.(19.3x9.6.5x3. inches) .

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