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Ignaty Potapenko

Ignaty Potapenko
Ignaty Nikolayevich Potapenko-cropped.jpg
Born (1856-12-30)December 30, 1856
Fyodorovka, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
Died May 17, 1929(1929-05-17) (aged 72)
Leningrad, Soviet Union

Ignaty Nikolayevich Potapenko (Russian: Игна́тий Никола́евич Пота́пенко, December 30, 1856 – May 17, 1929), was a Russian writer and playwright.

Potapenko was born in the village of Fyodorovka, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) where his father was a priest. Potapenko studied at Odessa University, and at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. His first works were tales of Ukrainian life. He's best known for his novel A Russian Priest (1890), published in Vestnik Evropy (Herald of Europe). His works include novels, plays, and short stories.



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