Pushkin Andrey Nikiforovich (1792-1831). Colonel of artillery. A distant relative of A.S. Pushkin. In 1812 he entered the Lifeguards Artillery Brigade as a cadet, took part in the Patriotic War of 1812. He was awarded the Orders of St. Anna, 2nd and 4th classes, and St. Vladimir. Later he commanded various units of artillery, and was promoted to colonel. He was killed in battle in the storming of Warsaw in 1831.

He published several works on the military art. In 1824, for the compositions he presented, he was elected to a member-associate, and then to a full member of the St. Petersburg Free Society of Lovers of Russian Literature. He published in popular magazines of that time “Syn Otechestva” (“Son of the Fatherland”) and “Slav” (“Slavyanin”), wrote poetry. His essay "A Look at the Success of Literature and Fine Arts in the West" was released as a separate edition.

A collection of poems related to the memorable year 1812. Part 1.M., 1814.		Pushkin A. N. Notes on Military Fortification, containing a collection and critical analysis of various fortification systems, with a theoretical application of the rules of strategy and tactics. Part 2, book 3 and 4. SPb., 1827.