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.[2]
The story served as basis for the operas The Queen of Spades (1890) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, La dame de pique (1850) by Fromental Halévy and Pique Dame (1864) by Franz von Suppé,[3] and numerous films.
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Hermann hopes to seduce the Countess and learn her secrets. He wants to use her for his own benefit, regardless, of how his goal is to be accomplished. The Countess is Hermann's means to independence and wealth.
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