Russian writer (1843-1902).
Born October 25th, 1843 in Tula.
Died April 6th, 1902 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart failure).
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