Vasily Trediakovsky

Rarity: Uncommon

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What Wikipedia says

Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky (Russian: Василий Кириллович Тредиаковский; 5 March [O.S. 22 February] 1703 – 17 August [O.S. 6 August] 1769) was a Russian poet, essayist and playwright who helped lay the foundations of classical Russian literature.

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Image: Anonymous; used the etching of A. Ya. Kolpashnikov, 1775, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.