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Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin

1826 - 1889
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin

­Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin was an outstanding Russian writer and satirist. His style combining journalistic and artistic approaches was very sharp-tongued manner.

Works of Saltykov-Shchedrin depicted a satirical image of the world of Russian bureaucracy, ridiculing its autocratic feudal system and social backwardness.

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