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Kuprin

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[koo-prin, koo-pryeen] / ˈku prɪn, kuˈpryin /

noun

  1. Alexander Ivanovich 1870–1938, Russian novelist and short-story writer.


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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

He recognized individuals now—Anton Lensky, Michael Kuprin, with his head tied in a dirty handkerchief—and Conrad Grabar.

From The Vagrant Duke by Gibbs, George

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