Viktor Petrovich Burenin | |
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Born | Moscow, Russian Empire | March 6, 1841
Died | August 15, 1926 Leningrad, USSR | (aged 85)
Education | Moscow College of Architecture |
Period | 1864-1920s |
Genre | Criticism, satire, drama |
Viktor Petrovich Burenin (Russian: Виктор Петрович Буренин, March 6 [February 22, o.s.], 1841 in Moscow, Russian Empire – August 15, 1926 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) was a Russian literary and theatre critic, publicist, novelist, dramatist, translator and satirical poet notorious for his confrontational articles and satirical poems, mostly targeting leftist writers. He was the author of several popular plays (some co-authored by Alexey Suvorin), novels and opera librettos (Tchaikovsky's Mazepa; Cui's Angelo).[1][2]