JAKOV BORISSOVITCH KNIASHNIN
\d͡ʒˈakɒv bɔːɹˈɪsəvˌɪt͡ʃ nˈa͡ɪəʃnˌɪn], \dʒˈakɒv bɔːɹˈɪsəvˌɪtʃ nˈaɪəʃnˌɪn], \dʒ_ˈa_k_ɒ_v b_ɔː_ɹ_ˈɪ_s_ə_v_ˌɪ_tʃ n_ˈaɪ_ə_ʃ_n_ˌɪ_n]\
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A Russian poet; born at Pskov, 1742; died at St. Petersburg, 1791. In his tragedies, "Dido", "Roslav", etc., he tried to imitate Corneille. "Vladimir" (1793), another tragedy, was destroyed by order of Catherine II. as imperiling public safety. Of his comedies, two, "The Queen Fellows" and "The Boaster", are excellent pieces of work. He wrote also odes, satires, songs, fables, and other minor poems. ("Works", 2 vols., 1842.)
By Charles Dudley Warner
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