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Also Known As	Vasily Abgarovich Katanyan
Born	April 28, 1902 • Moscow • Russia
Died	February 15, 1980 (aged 77) • Moscow • Russia
Subjects Of Study	Russian literature • literature • Vladimir Mayakovsky

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