Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Born: July 18, 1933
Died: April 1, 2017 (aged 83)
Bio: Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko was a Soviet and Russian poet. He was also a novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, publisher, actor, editor and director of several films.
Known for:
- Don't die before you're dead (1995)
- Wild Berries (1984)
- Yevtushenko: Selected Poems (1962)
- Almost at the end (1987)
- The face behind the face (1979)