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“There’s no grandfatherly fondness in me, There are no gray hairs in my soul! Shaking the world with my voice and grinning, I pass you by, - handsome, Twentytwoyearold.”

Quote by Vladimir Mayakovsky

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Vladimir Mayakovsky
Vladimir Mayakovsky

Russian poet and one of the most important representatives of Soviet literature. His poetry works have distinct characteristics of the era and have had a profound impact on Soviet literature. more

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