How did Alexander Pushkin influence Russian art?

I think that Pushkin was important to Russian literature
by being a type of intellectual "bridge" to the West.  When we examine the growth and
emergence of Romanticism or Neoclassicism in the 17th and 18th Centuries, we find most
of the attention focused on England and Western Europe.  France, England, and Germany
seem to be the locations of dialogue during these movements.  We don't see a Russian
presence in this discussion until Pushkin.  His work is unique because it features
aspects of the division and tension between Romanticism and Neoclassicism.  For example,
his short drama, "Mozart and Salieri," reflects the dichotomy between both movements,
represented in both characters.  His association with both movements in many ways helps
to reflect the unique view of each movements that Russians held. In being relegated to
the outside, Russian thinkers were able to create their own opinions about these
movements and Pushkin was able to articulate this and express it in his
work.