Pushkin- Karamzin - the Decembrists - History

[Robert Chandler]

Dear all,

The Decembrists were critical of Karamzin¹s HISTORY OF THE RUSSIAN STATE.
One of their criticisms was that K. put to much emphasis on the role of
Tsars, not enough on the role of the narod.

I have been told by a Russian friend that they said that History belongs to
the people, not to Tsars, and that Pushkin responded with something like
ŒIstoriya prinadlezhit POETU¹!

Can anyone confirm this and tell me where it is from?

Many thanks,

Robert

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