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Poets from the Russian Empire

  • Mikhail LermontovMikhail Yuryevich Lermontov entered the world on the 15th of October 1814 in Moscow. His paternal family traced its roots to a Scottish officer named Yuri…
  • Konstantin BalmontOn the 13th of March 1890, Konstantin Balmont jumped from a third-storey window. He survived the fall but suffered a permanent limp and an injured writing…