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Ever since then I have known that if all the values in this world are more or less questionable, the most important thing in life is kindness.
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Age: 83 †
Born: 1933
Born: July 18
Died: 2017
Died: April 1
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