Dei︠a︡telʹ epokhi Prosveshchenii︠a︡ G.R. Derz︠h︡avin
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Gavriil (Gavrila) Romanovich Derzhavin (14 July 1743 – 20 July 1816) was one of the most highly esteemed Russian poets before Alexander Pushkin, as well as a statesman. Although his works are traditionally considered literary classicism, his best verse is rich with antitheses and conflicting sounds in a way reminiscent of John Donne and other metaphysical poets.