Afanasy Fet
Russian poet (1820-1892) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 71
Afanasy Afanasyevich Fet, later known as Shenshin, was a Russian poet regarded as the finest master of lyric verse in Russian literature.
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Afanasy Fet in 1860; photograph by Andrey Denyer
Afanasy Fet as a Russian army officer
Fet in his later years
Yakov Polonsky (standing, second from the left) and members of his family guesting at Vorobyovka in 1890. Sitting, left to right: Maria Botkina, Natalya (Polonsky's daughter) and Afanasy Fet
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Country
Russia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1820 to 1892 · aged 71
