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“No people are uninteresting. Their fate is like the chronicles of planets. Nothing in them is not particular, and planet is dissimilar from planet.”

Quote by Yevgeny Yevtushenko

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Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Yevgeny Yevtushenko was a renowned Russian poet, born on July 18, 1932, and passed away on April 1, 2017. His poetry, which extensively covered social, political, and philosophical themes, was deeply loved by readers in Russia and around the world. more

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