Ivan Kotliarevskyi
1769
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1838
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
genre: narrative poetry, play
country of citizenship: Russian Empire
occupation: poet, writer, playwright, translator
award received: Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class
Ivan Petrovych Kotliarevsky (Ukrainian: Іван Петрович Котляревський; 9 September [O.S. 29 August] 1769 – 10 November [O.S. 29 October] 1838) was a Ukrainian writer, poet and playwright, social activist, regarded as the pioneer of modern Ukrainian literature. Kotliarevsky was a veteran of the Russo-Turkish War. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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