Vasily Trediakovsky

Vasily Trediakovsky
Василий Тредиаковский
Portrait by Fyodor Rokotov
Born
Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky

(1703-03-05)5 March 1703
Astrakhan, Tsardom of Russia
Died17 August 1769(1769-08-17) (aged 66)
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Occupations

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.

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