Nekrasoff, NIKOLAI ALEXIEVITCH

Nekrasoff, NIKOLAI ALEXIEVITCH, a Russian lyrical poet, was born in Podolia in 1821, entered the army, but soon devoted himself to literature, editing a newspaper and a monthly magazine. He died 8th January 1888. Belonging to the realistic school, he gave powerful expression to the popular aspirations and social tendencies of his race in a series of poems that have been often re-edited.