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Alexander Bestuzhev

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Russian writer, poet and soldier (1797-1837)

WritersLived 1797 to 1837 · aged 39
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Alexander Alexandrovich Bestuzhev was a Russian writer and Decembrist. After the Decembrist revolt he was sent into exile to the Caucasus where the Russian Empire was waging war against the Circassians. There writing under the pseudonym Marlinsky he became known as a romantic poet, short story writer and novelist.

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Alexander Alexandrovich Bestuzhev was a Russian writer and Decembrist. After the Decembrist revolt he was sent into exile to the Caucasus where the Russian Empire was waging war against the Circassians. There writing under the pseudonym Marlinsky he became known as a romantic poet, short story writer and novelist. He was killed there in a skirmish.

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Lived 1797 to 1837 · aged 39
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