Denis Fonvizin

Денис Иванович Фонвизин

Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin

Country

Russia

Languages

Russian

Dates

1745 — 1792

eastern europeenlightenment

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Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin was a Russian playwright and writer of the Russian Enlightenment. He was one of the founders of literary comedy in Russia. His main works are two satirical comedies—including The Minor, which mocks contemporary Russian gentry—which are still staged today.