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Russian author Alexander Kuprin at home with his family, Gatchina, Russia, early 20th century. Kuprin (1870-1938) was a short story writer described by Vladimir Nabokov as the Russian Kipling. He is probably best remembered for The Duel (1905). He married (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Russian author Alexander Kuprin at home with his family, Gatchina, Russia, early 20th century. Kuprin (1870-1938) was a short story writer described by Vladimir Nabokov as the Russian Kipling. He is probably best remembered for The Duel (1905). He married (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)