Ivan Krylov | |
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 Portrait of Krylov by Karl Briullov, 1839 | |
| Native name | Ива́н Крыло́в |
| Born | Ivan Andreyevich Krylov 13 February 1769 Moscow |
| Died | 21 November 1844 (aged 75) St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Resting place | Tikhvin Cemetery, Alexander Nevsky Lavra |
| Pen name | Navi Volyrk |
| Occupation | Poet, fabulist, playwright, novelist, journalist, publisher, translator |
| Language | Russian |
| Citizenship |  Russian Empire |
| Genre | The fable, play, poetry, prose |
| Years active | 1786-1843 |
| Notable awards | Order of Saint Stanislaus (Imperial House of Romanov), Order of Saint Anna |
Ivan Andreyevich Krylov (Russian: Ива́н Андре́евич Крыло́в; 13 February 1769 – 21 November 1844) is Russia's best-known fabulist and probably the most epigrammatic of all Russian authors.[1] Formerly a dramatist and journalist, he only discovered his true genre at the age of 40. While many of his earlier fables were loosely based on Aesop's and La Fontaine's, later fables were original work, often with a satirical bent.
- ^ Janko Lavrin. Gogol. Haskell House Publishers, 1973. Page 6.