Location: Tikhvin Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Cause of death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Photo taken by: A.I.
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Russian fabulist. Many of his earlier fables were loosely based on Aesop's and La Fontaine's, but his later fables were original work. By the time of Krylov's death, 77,000 copies of his fables had been sold in Russia, and his unique brand of wisdom and humor has remained popular ever since. His fables were often rooted in historic events and are easily recognizable by their style of language and engaging story. Though he began as a translator and imitator of existing fables, Krylov soon showed himself an imaginative, prolific writer, who found abundant original material in his native land and in the burning issues of the day.
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