Alexander Bestuzhev

Alexander Alexandrovich Bestuzhev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Бесту́жев, IPA: [bʲɪˈstuʐɨf] ; 3 November [O.S. 23 October] 1797 – 19 June [O.S. 7 June] 1837) was a Russian writer and Decembrist. After the Decembrist revolt he was sent into exile to the Caucasus where the Russian Empire was waging war against the Circassians. There writing under the pseudonym Marlinsky (Russian: Марли́нский, IPA: [mɐrˈlʲinskʲɪj] ) he became known as a romantic poet, short story writer and novelist. He was killed there in a skirmish.