The Queen of Spades

Brief Overview

«The Queen of Spades» is a novella by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, first published in 1834 in the magazine «Library for Reading». The story follows a young engineer officer named Hermann, who learns the secret of three winning cards from an old countess. Hermann finds a way to uncover the secret, but his desire to become wealthy leads to tragic consequences. This work explores themes of gambling, human passion, and the supernatural, making it one of the notable works in Russian literature of that era.