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There is no need to fear the strong. All one needs is to know the method of overcoming them. There is a special jujitsu for every strong man.

Yevgeny Yevtushenko

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Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Age: 83 †
Born: 1933
Born: July 18
Died: 2017
Died: April 1
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Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko
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