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The Queen of Spades (Russian: «Пиковая дама», romanized: Pikovaya dama) is a short story with supernatural elements by Alexander Pushkin, about human avarice. Written in autumn 1833 in Boldino , [ 1 ] it was first published in the literary magazine Biblioteka dlya chteniya in March 1834 .
Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades) is an operetta in two acts by Franz von Suppé to a German-language libretto very loosely based on Alexander Pushkin's 1834 short story "The Queen of Spades". The author of the libretto is S. Strasser (probably Suppé's second wife Sofie Strasser). [1]
The queen of spades is a playing card in the standard 52-card deck. Queen of Spades may also refer to: "The Queen of Spades" (story), an 1833 short story by Alexander Pushkin The Queen of Spades, an 1890 opera by Tchaikovsky; The Queen of Spades, a Russian short film
The Queen of Spades or Pique Dame, [a] Op. 68 (Russian: Пиковая дама, Pikovaya dama listen ⓘ, French: La Dame de Pique) is an opera in three acts (seven scenes) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on the 1834 novella of the same name by Alexander Pushkin, but with a dramatically altered plot.
The Queen of Spades (Russian: «Пиковая дама», romanized: Pikovaya dama) is a 1960 film adaptation of Tchaikovsky's opera The Queen of Spades, based on the 1834 Aleksandr Pushkin short story of the same name, and directed by Roman Tikhomirov.
"Klabautermann" is a variant of the trick-taking card game Doppelkopf , with the side-rule that trumping the queen of spades with the king of that suit gains special points. In the manga and anime series One Piece, the pirate ship Going Merry, unknown by the crew, had its own Klabautermann.
Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8, the power of ritual has been front and center. It’s been moving to witness, and even some people who are skeptical of the monarchy — including ...
The Queen of Spades (Russian: «Пиковая дама», romanized: Pikovaya dama) is a 1916 film adaptation of the 1834 Aleksandr Pushkin short story of the same name. It is noted for its high production values, directorial technique and psychological depth of acting, especially by Ivan Mosjoukine. It is considered to be one of the best pre ...