Afanasy Fet

Afanasy Fet
Portrait by Ilya Repin, 1882
Portrait by Ilya Repin, 1882
Born5 December [O.S. 23 November] 1820
Mtsensk, Russian Empire
Died3 December 1892(1892-12-03) (aged 71)
Moscow, Russian Empire
RelativesVladimir Semenkovich
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Afanasy Afanasyevich Fet (Russian: Афана́сий Афана́сьевич Фет, IPA: [ɐfɐˈnasʲɪj ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈfʲɛt] ⓘ), later known as Shenshin (Russian: Шенши́н, IPA: [ʂɨnˈʂɨn] ⓘ; 5 December [O.S. 23 November] 1820 – 3 December [O.S. 21 November] 1892), was a renowned Russian poet regarded as the finest master of lyric verse in Russian literature.[1][2]

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