MICHAIL MATVEJEVICH CHERASKOFF
\mˈɪke͡ɪl mˈatvɪd͡ʒˌɛvɪt͡ʃ t͡ʃˈɛɹaskˌɒf], \mˈɪkeɪl mˈatvɪdʒˌɛvɪtʃ tʃˈɛɹaskˌɒf], \m_ˈɪ_k_eɪ_l m_ˈa_t_v_ɪ_dʒ_ˌɛ_v_ɪ_tʃ tʃ_ˈɛ_ɹ_a_s_k_ˌɒ_f]\
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A Russian poet (1733-1807); born in the government of Poltava. By his contemporaries he was called "the Russian Homer"; but he had little original genius. We have from him several epics after Virgil and Voltaire, according to the orthodox rules of Boileau; among them "The Rossiad", celebrating the conquest of Kasan by Ivan the Terrible, and "Vladimir", commemorating the Christianization of Russia. He wrote also a number of dramas, romances, fables, and songs. He excels in description of natural scenery.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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