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A Russian poet; born at Moscow, Feb. 13, 1822; died at St. Petersburg, May 16, 1862. He was long in the government employ at St. Petersburg. He wrote a modern rendering of "The Tale of the Troop of Igor"; the historical dramas "The Tsar's Bride" (1849), "Servilia" (1854), "The Women of Pskov" (1860); numerous short poems, etc. ("Works", 3 vols., 1863-65.)
By Charles Dudley Warner
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