Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Sukhovo-Kobylin | |
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Portrait by Vasily Tropinin (1847) | |
| Born | 29 September [O.S. 17 September] 1817 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 24 March 1903 (aged 85) Beaulieu, France |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Notable work | Scenes from the Past |
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Sukhovo-Kobylin (Russian: Александр Васильевич Сухово-Кобылин) (September 29 [O.S. September 17] 1817, Moscow – March 24 [O.S. March 11] 1903, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France) was a Russian philosopher and playwright, chiefly known for his satirical plays criticizing Russian imperial bureaucracy. His sister Evgenia Tur was a popular novelist, critic and journalist and his sister Sofia was a painter of some note.