Alexander Bestuzhev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Bestuzhev

Russian writer, poet and soldier

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1797

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 19-Jul-1837

Profession: writer, military personnel, poet, literary critic, critic

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Alexander Alexandrovich Bestuzhev (Russian: ??????´??? ??????´??????? ?????´???, IPA: [b??'stu??f] (listen); (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 Caucasus where Russian Empire was waging the war against the Circassians.
There writing under the pseudonym Marlinsky (Russian: ?????´?????, IPA: [m?r'l?insk??j] (listen)) he became known as a romantic poet, short story writer and novelist.
He was killed there in a skirmish.