Ivan Barkov

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Russian poet

About Ivan Barkov

Ivan Semyonovich Barkov (Russian: Ива́н Семёнович Барко́в, IPA: [ɪˈvan sʲɪˈmʲɵnəvʲɪdʑ bɐrˈkof] ; c. 1732–1768) was a Russian poet, the author of erotic "Shameful Odes". He was a student of Mikhail Lomonosov, whose works he frequently parodied. He was also a translator and editor at the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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Known for: Perevody s Latynskago i Shvedskago i︠a︡zykov, Ludovika Golberga Sokrashchenīe universalʹnoĭ istorīi, sochinennoe voprosami i otvi︠e︡tami, Biblīoteka rossīĭskai͡a istoricheskai͡a
Born: 1732
Died: 1768-01-01