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Mikhail Kheraskov

Russian writer, poet, director and curator of the Imperial Moscow University. Founder of the Moscow University Boarding School. · Russia · On the map · Writers · Lived 1733 to 1807 · aged 73

Mikhail Matveyevich Kheraskov was a Russian poet and playwright. A leading figure of the Russian Enlightenment, Kheraskov was regarded as the most important Russian poet by Catherine the Great and her contemporaries.

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Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class
Order of Saint Anna, 1st class

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Russia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1733 to 1807 · aged 73