Afanasy Fet
Afanasy Fet | |
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Portrait by Ilya Repin, 1882 | |
| Born | 5 December [O.S. 23 November] 1820 Mtsensk, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 December 1892 (aged 71) Moscow, Russian Empire |
| 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.