Dmitry Averkiyev

Russian writer (1836-1905).

Born November 23rd, 1836 in Krasnodar.

Died January 20th, 1905 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Occupations
literary critic, opinion journalist, playwright, prose writer, theatre critic, translator, writer
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon