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51Octet (Stravinsky) — Stravinsky in 1921 The Octet for wind instruments is a chamber music composition by Igor Stravinsky, completed in 1923. Stravinsky’s Octet is scored for an unusual combination of woodwind and brass instruments: flute, clarinet in B …
52Dostoyevsky, Fyodor — ▪ Russian author Introduction in full Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky Dostoyevsky also spelled Dostoevsky born November 11, [October 30, Old Style], 1821, Moscow, Russia died February 9 [January 28, O.S.], 1881, St. Petersburg Russian… …
53Turgenev, Ivan Sergeyevich — ▪ Russian author Introduction born October 28 [November 9, New Style], 1818, Oryol, Russia died August 22 [September 3], 1883, Bougival, near Paris, France Russian (Russian literature) novelist, poet, and playwright, whose major works include… …
54Herzen, Aleksandr Ivanovich — ▪ Russian writer Introduction Herzen also spelled Hertzen, or Gertsen born April 6 [March 25, Old Style], 1812, Moscow, Russia died Jan. 21 [Jan. 9], 1870, Paris, France political thinker, activist, and writer who originated the theory… …
55Chaykovsky, Nikolay Vasilyevich — ▪ Russian politician Chaykovsky also spelled Chaikovsky born Jan. 7, 1851, [Dec. 26, 1850, Old Style], Vyatka [now Kirov], Russia died April 30, 1926, Harrow, Middlesex, Eng. revolutionary socialist and leader of the early Narodnik movement… …
56Arzamas society — ▪ Russian literary society Russian literary circle that flourished in 1815–18 and was formed for the semiserious purpose of ridiculing the conservative “Lovers of the Russian Word,” a group dominated by the philologist Aleksandr S. Shishkov …
57Stanislavsky, Konstantin Sergeyevich — ▪ Russian actor and director Introduction Stanislavsky also spelled Stanislavski , original name Konstantin Sergeyevich Alekseyev born January 5 [January 17, New Style], 1863, Moscow, Russia died August 7, 1938, Moscow Russian actor,… …
58Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeyevich — ▪ Russian author Introduction born May 26 [June 6, New Style], 1799, Moscow, Russia died Jan. 29 [Feb. 10], 1837, St. Petersburg Russian poet, novelist, dramatist, and short story writer; he has often been considered his country s greatest poet… …
59Gogol, Nikolay — ▪ Russian writer Introduction born March 19 [March 31, New Style], 1809, Sorochintsy, near Poltava, Ukraine, Russian Empire [now in Ukraine] died Feb. 21 [March 4], 1852, Moscow, Russia Ukrainian born Russian humorist, dramatist, and… …
60Prokofiev, Sergey — ▪ Russian composer Introduction in full Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev born April 23 [April 11, Old Style], 1891, Sontsovka, Ukraine, Russian Empire died March 5, 1953, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. 20th century Russian (and Soviet) composer who …
