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Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin
Александр Куприн
Birth at
7 September 1870
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Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin was born in the village of Narovchat (Penza province) in 1870. A year after his birth, Alexander's father and mother died, taking the child moved to Moscow, where Kuprin later grew up.
At different periods of his life, Alexander Kuprin was educated in the Moscow Razumov boarding school, in the Moscow military gymnasium (now the Cadet Corps) and in the Alexander military school. Military education further contributed to the appearance of the story “At the Turning Point
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Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin was born in the village of Narovchat (Penza province) in 1870. A year after his birth, Alexander's father and mother died, taking the child moved to Moscow, where Kuprin later grew up.
At different periods of his life, Alexander Kuprin was educated in the Moscow Razumov boarding school, in the Moscow military gymnasium (now the Cadet Corps) and in the Alexander military school. Military education further contributed to the appearance of the story “At the Turning Point (Cadets)” and the novel “Junker”.
The debut work of Kuprin, published in print was the story “The Last Debut”, published in 1889. A year later, the novels Molokh and Olesya were written. In 1901 he entered the job of secretary in one of the St. Petersburg magazines and at the same time he married Maria Davydova, who gave birth to his daughter Lydia. During family life, Alexander wrote several works, including the story “White Poodle” and the story “Duel”.
After six years, the marriage of Alexander Kuprin and Maria Davydova broke up and Kuprin married Elizabeth Heinrich. From the second marriage appeared daughter Ksenia, who became an actress and writer. The most famous works of Alexander Kuprin include the stories “The Wonderful Doctor”, “The Lilac Bush”, “Emerald” and the novel “The Pit” and “Grenade Bracelet”. For his literary activity, Kuprin wrote dozens of works, many of which formed the basis of feature films.
In August 1938, Alexander Kuprin died of cancer. In memory of him, a museum was opened in his homeland and a monument was erected. /