Besides being a spatial phenomenon, cities have a certain identity and symbol with their streets, gardens, avenues, squares, buildings and people living in them. For centuries, literary works have been instrumental in reflecting the interaction between the city, which has many unique qualities and identities, and the individual-society, by examining cities from a perspective other than the concept of space. Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, one of the leading writers of 19th century Russian literature, in his work "The Bronze Horseman" analyzes the impact of St. Petersburg, the symbol of the new Russia, "the window to Europe", on the poor people of the city. He describes this effect through Yevgeni, a poor civil servant and the hero of the work. In his work, the author deals with the conflict between Tsar Peter I, who ordered the establishment of the city on the swamp in line with the interests of the state and the nation, and the small person Yevgeni, who is from the lower class of the society, in an ideological context. Yevgeni, who lost his dreams and the girl he loved as a result of the flood in Petersburg, will express his rebellion against the statue of the city's founder, Tsar Peter I, "The Bronze Horseman". In our study, the problems and negative conditions of the poor and lower class people of the city as a result of a natural disaster, the effect of the city on the society and the future of the state - the happiness of the individual will be examined through Yevgeni.
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