This scientific study traces the evolution of Pushkin's elegy, its content and pathos, which are determined by the poet's intense work on himself, self-observation, self-examination, self-analysis of the world of his feelings, passions, thoughts and dreams. Pushkin's elegy reflects the poet's humanistic worldview, his faith in life and people, in the victory of reason. The book also reflects the national origins of elegy and the experience of Pushkin's predecessors.