Aleksandr Kuprin — Russian Writer born on August 26, 1870, died on August 25, 1938

Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Купри́н) (7 September 1870 in the village of Narovchat in the Penza Oblast – 25 August 1938 in Leningrad) was a Russian writer, pilot, explorer and adventurer who is perhaps best known for his story The Duel . Other well-known works include Moloch , Olesya , "Junior Captain Rybnikov" , "Emerald" , and The Garnet Bracelet (which was made into a 1965 movie)... (wikipedia)

I wanted to live the inner life of every man I saw, look at the world through his eyes.
I am a wanderer passionately in love with life.
It wasn't poverty that drove me on.