Sentence 1: Alexander Nikolayevich Veselovsky ( in Moscow -- in St. Petersburg ) was a leading Russian literary theorist who laid the foundations for comparative literature studies .
Sentence 2: Alexander Nikolayevich Veselovsky ( in Moscow in St. Petersburg ) was a leading comparative literary theorist who laid the groundwork for Russian literary studies .

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(b). yes;
(a).