Aleksey Apukhtin
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Aleksey Apukhtin (Russian: Алексей Апухтин, 1840-1893) was a minor Russian poet and writer, prominent figure in St. Petersburg gay milieu of the time. He was a lifelong friend of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (they were both educated at the School of Jurisprudence in St. Petersburg) and a lover of his brother Modest Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky wrote music for six of his poems.
[edit] Books and references
- Aleksey Apukhtin. Poems
- THREE TALES BY ALEKSEY APUKHTIN ISBN 0-8386-3945-3
- http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/fdupress/Fairleigh_front.doc