Vladimir Raevsky
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Vladimir Fedoseyevich Rayevsky was a Russia
n poet
who participated in the Patriotic war of 1812.
After the war, when living in Tiraspol
, he became a leading member of the Southern Society of Decembrists
. The world's only known statue of him is located in Tiraspol.http://pridnestrovie.net/tiraspol.html
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
who participated in the Patriotic war of 1812.
After the war, when living in Tiraspol
Tiraspol
Tiraspol is the second largest city in Moldova and is the capital and administrative centre of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic . The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River...
, he became a leading member of the Southern Society of Decembrists
Decembrist revolt
The Decembrist revolt or the Decembrist uprising took place in Imperial Russia on 14 December , 1825. Russian army officers led about 3,000 soldiers in a protest against Nicholas I's assumption of the throne after his elder brother Constantine removed himself from the line of succession...
. The world's only known statue of him is located in Tiraspol.http://pridnestrovie.net/tiraspol.html