Viktor Burenin

Viktor Petrovich Burenin
Burenin, Saint Petersburg, 1904
Born(1841-03-06)March 6, 1841
Moscow, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 15, 1926(1926-08-15) (aged 85)
Leningrad, USSR
EducationMoscow College of Architecture
Period1864–1920s
GenreCriticism, satire, drama

Viktor Petrovich Burenin (Russian: Виктор Петрович Буренин, March 6 [O.S. February 22], 1841 August 15, 1926) was a Russian literary and theatre critic, publicist, novelist, dramatist, translator and satirical poet notorious for his confrontational articles and satirical poems, mostly targeting leftist writers. He was the author of several popular plays (some co-authored by Alexey Suvorin), novels and opera librettos (Tchaikovsky's Mazepa; Cui's Angelo).