Afanasy Fet | |
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Born | 5 December [O.S. 23 November] 1820 Mtsensk, Russian Empire |
Died | 3 December 1892 Moscow, Russian Empire | (aged 71)
Relatives | Vladimir 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]