Gavrila Derzhavin, Russian poet and politician (born 1743)

Gavrila Derzhavin

Russian poet (1743–1816)

Gavriil (Gavrila) Romanovich Derzhavin was one of the most highly esteemed Russian poets before Alexander Pushkin, as well as a statesman. Although his works are traditionally considered literary classicism, his best verse is rich with antitheses and conflicting sounds in a way…