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1821 – 1878Nikolai Nekrasov (1821-1878)Died 8 January 1878, aged 56A Russian poet and publisher, he edited influential literary journals including Sovremennik and Otechestvennye Zapiski. His poetry gave voice to the hardships of Russian peasants and became central to the country's civic literary tradition. He died of cancer in Saint Petersburg.