Author: Derzhavin, Gavriil Romanovich
Born: 14 July 1743
Died: 20 July 1816
Bio: Gavriil (Gavrila) Romanovich Derzhavin (Russian: Гаврии́л (Гаври́ла) Рома́нович Держа́вин) was one of the most highly esteemed Russian poets before Alexander Pushkin, as well as a statesman.