Russian-soviet botanist (1867-1935).
Born May 14th, 1867 in Kondol.
Died October 16th, 1935 at 68 years old in Kyiv.
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel