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Гаврии́л Рома́нович Держа́вин (Russian poet)

  • Gawriil Romanowitsch Derschawin
  • G. R. Dershawin
  • Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin
  • Gavrila Derzhavin
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Держа́вин, Гаврии́л Рома́нович
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Date of birth
1743-07-14
Place of birth
Russia
Date of death
1816-07-20
Place of death
Russia

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Gavriil (Gavrila) Romanovich Derzhavin (Russian: Гаврии́л (Гаври́ла) Рома́нович Держа́вин, IPA: [ɡɐˈvrilə rɐˈmanəvʲɪtɕ dʲɪrˈʐavʲɪn] ; 14 July 1743 – 20 July 1816) was one of the most highly esteemed Russian poets before Alexander Pushkin, as well as a statesman. Although his works are traditionally considered literary classicism, his best verse is rich with antitheses and conflicting sounds in a way reminiscent of John Donne and other metaphysical poets.

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