Svetlana (ballad)

Svetlana
Karl Bryullov, 'Guessing Svetlana'
AuthorVasily Zhukovsky
Original titleСветлана
LanguageRussian
GenreBallad
Published1813
PublisherBulletin of Europe


Svetlana is a Russian ballad written by Vasily Zhukovsky and published in 1813. It is often credited with popularizing the given name Svetlana, which is also the name of the protagonist.