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Apollon Maykov

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Apollon Nikolayevich Maykov (Russian: Аполло́н Никола́евич Ма́йков, 4 June [O.S. 23 May] 1821, Moscow – 20 March [O.S. 8 March] 1897, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian poet, best known for his lyric verse showcasing images of Russian villages, nature, and history. His love for ancient Greece and Rome, which he studied for much of his life, is also reflected in his works. Maykov spent four years translating the epic The Tale of Igor's Campaign (1870) into modern Russian. He translated the folklore of Belarus, Greece, Serbia and Spain, as well as works by Heine, Adam Mickiewicz and Goethe, among others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Apollon Maykov is the 3,915th most popular writer (up from 4,078th in 2019), the 1,401st most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,484th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular Russian Writer.

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Among writers, Apollon Maykov ranks 3,915 out of 7,302. Before him are Saken Seifullin, Zhou Zuoren, Mika Antić, Friedrich von Bodenstedt, István Örkény, and Athol Fugard. After him are Fadwa Tuqan, Seán O'Casey, Charles Grandison Finney, Michael Blake, Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin, and Titus Calpurnius Siculus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1821, Apollon Maykov ranks 74. Before him are John Abbott, James Longstreet, Carl Bolle, Nils Johan Andersson, Antonio Ciseri, and Nikolai Zaremba. After him are Archduke Friedrich of Austria, Janko Matúška, Friedrich Kiel, Heinrich Moritz Willkomm, Henri Alexis Brialmont, and Michel Carré.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Apollon Maykov ranks 1,401 out of 3,761. Before him are Valeri Tokarev (1952), Olavi Mannonen (1930), Oleg Gazmanov (1951), Edwin Linkomies (1894), Nikolai Karachentsov (1944), and Yury Glazkov (1939). After him are Lyudmila Bragina (1943), Alexander Petrov (1799), Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin (1859), Vitaly Sevastyanov (1935), Eugen Slutsky (1880), and Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov (1933).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Apollon Maykov ranks 173. Before him are Konstantin Fedin (1892), Natalya Gorbanevskaya (1936), Helena Roerich (1879), Sergey Solovyov (1820), Veniamin Kaverin (1902), and Nikolay Novikov (1744). After him are Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin (1859), Viktor Yerofeyev (1947), Innokenty Annensky (1855), Eeva Kilpi (1928), Andrejs Pumpurs (1841), and Gleb Uspensky (1843).

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