Борис Годунов

Boris Godunov

Author

Alexander Pushkin

Language

Russian

Year

1831

Country

Russia

Genre

Drama / Theatre / Plays

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Boris Godunov is a play by Alexander Pushkin. It was written in 1825, published in 1831, but not approved for performance by the censor until 1866. It premiered in 1870. Its subject is the Russian ruler Boris Godunov, who reigned as Tsar from 1598 to 1605. It consists of 25 scenes and is written predominantly in blank verse.