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Kuprin

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

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

What begins as a mere reunion turns, at the behest of the U.S. embassy, into an appeal to Scientist Kuprin to escape to America.

From Time Magazine Archive

Always, the thought of Kuprin deserts the social struggle to fly into more vast and serene surroundings than the theatre of wars and revolutions.

From Contemporary Russian Novelists by Persky, Serge

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