Alexander borodin was a genius in two fields:music and chemistry.Composing music was really a hobby for him,but he is considered one of the greatest Russian composers.His opera "Prince Igor"is considered to be one of the most important historial Russian operas.
He studied peano and cello as a youth,but got interesed in chemistry after trying to make fireworks.He studied medicine,and became a surgeon for the Russian army.
Later,he became professor of chemistry at the Medico-Surgical Academy in St.Petersburg,and spend the rest of his life teaching students there.He loved teaching.He also spent a lot of his time doing scientific experiments.
The greatest Russian poet Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was born in Moscow on 26 May 1799 and died on 29 January 1837 in St. Petersburg. He was not only the poet, but also dramatist, novelist and writer of short storiesThe poet’s father came from an aristocratic family; on the mother’s side he had African ancestors. Pushkin grew up in a well-educated family. When he was twelve he was sent to school named ‘Imperial Lyceum of Tsarskoye Selo’ and soon started to write romantic poems