Alexander Voeykov

Alexander Fyodorovich Voeykov 1779, Moscow, Russian Empire July 1839, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire was a Russian poet, translator, literary historian and journalist, best known for his satirical poems of 18141820.

Alexander Voeykov was born in Moscow in a family of a nobleman and studied at the Moscow Universitys boarding school for nobility where his name later has been engraved onto the golden plaque of the best students in the history of the school. In 1796 he joined the Russian army and served in cavalry guards.

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