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Aleksandr Kuprin(1870-1938)

  • Writer
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Aleksandr Kuprin was born on 7 September 1870 in Narovchat, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire [now Penza Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer, known for Trus (1914), Granatovyy braslet (1965) and Sisters of the Gion (1936). He was married to Yelizaveta Maritsovna Geinrikh and Maria Karlovna Davydova. He died on 25 August 1938 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].
BornSeptember 7, 1870
DiedAugust 25, 1938(67)
BornSeptember 7, 1870
DiedAugust 25, 1938(67)
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Known for

Trus
  • Writer(as Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin)
  • 1914
Granatovyy braslet (1965)
Granatovyy braslet
6.6
  • Writer(as A. Kuprin)
  • 1965
Sisters of the Gion (1936)
Sisters of the Gion
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1936
Poyedinok (1957)
Poyedinok
6.6
  • Writer(as A. I. Kuprin)
  • 1957

Credits

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Writer

  • Melyuzga (2005)
    Melyuzga
    6.6
    • story
    • 2005
  • Breget
    4.0
    TV Movie
    • books
    • 1997
  • Dve istorii odnogo gusara
    Short
    • short story
    • 1997
  • Klassnaya dama (1995)
    Klassnaya dama
    TV Short
    • short story "Natalya Davydovna"
    • 1995
  • Zhertva dlya imperatora (1992)
    Zhertva dlya imperatora
    7.1
    • novel
    • 1992
  • Yama (1991)
    Yama
    5.9
    • novel (as A. I. Kuprin)
    • 1991
  • Gambrinus (1990)
    Gambrinus
    5.9
    • story
    • 1990
  • Natasha Shinakova in I vot prishyol Bumbo... (1985)
    I vot prishyol Bumbo...
    6.4
    • stories (as A. Kuprin)
    • 1985
  • The Favorite (1985)
    The Favorite
    6.6
    • story (as A. Kuprin)
    • 1985
  • Andrey Nikolaev in Shurochka (1983)
    Shurochka
    6.3
    • novel "Poyedinok" (as A. I. Kuprin)
    • 1983
  • Provintsialnaya istoriya (1977)
    Provintsialnaya istoriya
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1977
  • Zelazna obroza (1976)
    Zelazna obroza
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1976
  • Die Ballade von der Geige
    TV Movie
    • original idea
    • 1972
  • Gránátköves karék
    TV Movie
    • Writer (as Kuprin)
    • 1972
  • Olesya (1971)
    Olesya
    6.6
    • novel (as A. Kuprin)
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Kouprine
  • Born
    • September 7, 1870
    • Narovchat, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire [now Penza Oblast, Russia]
  • Died
    • August 25, 1938
    • Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia](esophageal cancer)
  • Spouses
      Yelizaveta Maritsovna GeinrikhAugust 16, 1909 - August 25, 1938 (his death, 3 children)

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