Vasily Trediakovsky | |
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Василий Тредиаковский | |
 Portrait by Fyodor Rokotov | |
| Born | Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky 5 March 1703 Astrakhan, Tsardom of Russia |
| Died | 17 August 1769 (aged 66) St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
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Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky (Russian: Василий Кириллович Тредиаковский; 5 March [O.S. 22 February] 1703 – 17 August [O.S. 6 August] 1769) was a Russian poet, essayist and playwright who helped lay the foundations of classical Russian literature.[1]
- ^ Berlin, Isaiah (2008). Russian Thinkers. Penguin Classics. pp. 379–380. ISBN 978-0-14-144220-4.