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Envy is an insult to oneself.
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Age: 83 †
Born: 1933
Born: July 18
Died: 2017
Died: April 1
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Evgeny Evtushenko
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko
Jevgenij Aleksandrovic Jevtusenko
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