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Also Known As Evgenii Evtushenko • Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko
Born July 18, 1933 • Russia
Died April 1, 2017 (aged 83) • Tulsa • Oklahoma
Notable Works “Baby Yar” • “Bratsk Station” • “Under the Skin of the Statue of Liberty” • “Wild Berries”
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