Soviet writer (1894–1943)

Yury Tynyanov

Yury Nikolaevich Tynyanov was a Soviet writer, literary critic, translator, scholar and screenwriter.

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Soviet writer (1894–1943)
Born
1894-10-18
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Overview

Yury Nikolaevich Tynyanov was a Soviet writer, literary critic, translator, scholar and screenwriter. He was an authority on Pushkin and an important member of the Russian Formalist school.

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