Kuprin
Americannoun
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Ukraine says the ship's captain, Anton Kuprin, was killed on board, but the BBC has been unable to verify the claim.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2022
A top Ukrainian official Friday also said that Anton Kuprin, the commander of the flagship vessel and of the naval deployment off Ukraine’s southern coast, was among those who died in the incident.
From Washington Times • Apr. 15, 2022
You could argue that from time to time, he praises Maupassant, or Kuprin, or Semenov, or myself.
From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2011
At the end Kuprin, caught out, swears to stay permanently in the U.S.S.R. in exchange for letting the American and his new Soviet sweetheart�who is Kuprin's cousin�get away.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Kuprin, without seeking to start a scandal, did so, in spite of himself, when he published "The Duel," a study of military life, in which he showed the most absolute impartiality.
From Contemporary Russian Novelists by Persky, Serge
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