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Also Known As	Isaac Loeb Peretz • Isaac Leib Peretz • Isaac Löb Peretz • Yitskhak Leybush Perets
Born	May 18, 1852 • Zamość • Poland
Died	April 3, 1915 (aged 62) • Warsaw • Poland
Notable Works	“Bakante bilder” • “Die goldene keyt” • “Khasidish”

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Nikolay Gogol

Nikolay Gogol

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