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Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Моде́ст Ильи́ч Чайко́вский; 13 May [O.S. 1 May] 1850–15 January [O.S. 2 January] 1916) was a Russian dramatist, opera librettist and translator.
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ilyich and the family name is Tchaikovsky.
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