Sergey Fyodorovich Durov (Russian: Серге́й Фёдорович Ду́ров, 1816, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire - December 18 [o.s. 6], 1869, Poltava, Ukraine, then Russian Empire) was a Russian poet, translator, writer, and political activist. A member of the Petrashevsky Circle and later the leader of his own underground group of intellectuals, Durov was arrested in 1849, spent 8 months in the Petropavloskaya Fortress, followed by 4 years in Omsk prison.
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15 January 1815 Oryol Governorate
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Died |
18 December 1869 (aged 54) Poltava, Ukraine (then Russian Empire)
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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