The grave of the Russian soldier-poet of the Napoleonic Wars Denis Davydov at Novodevichy Convent in Moscow, Russia

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Denis Vasilyevich Davydov (27 July, 1784 - 4 May, 1839) was a Russian soldier-poet of the Napoleonic Wars who invented a specific genre - hussar poetry noted for its hedonism and bravado - and spectacularly designed his own life to illustrate such poetry.

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Location: Novodevichy Convent, 1 Novodevichy Proezd, Moscow, Russian Federation, Eastern Europe
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