The multi-part animated film "Pushkin and... Mikhailovskoye', directed by Katarina Gavryushkina, is an example of modern Russian animation, presenting a new interpretation of the myth of Russia's most important literary figure to the widest possible audience. It may look like a children's film, but only at first glance. Telling the story of Pushkin's life in exile at his mother's estate in the village of Mikhailovsky in the Pskov province, the animated series reveals constellations of references to the biography and work of Alexander Sergeyevich. And it is organised as a work of art - in the language of art, a single [...]