Who was Alexander Pushkin's maternal great-grandfather?
Abram Petrovich Gannibal
Ivan Ivanovich Gannibal
Mikhail Gavrilovich Gannibal
Vladimir Petrovich Gannibal
Answer
Alexander Pushkin's maternal great-grandfather was Abram Petrovich Gannibal, a nobleman of African origin who was kidnapped from his homeland by Ottomans. He was later freed by the Russian Emperor and raised in the Emperor's court household as his godson.
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