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Night of poetic license.(LIFE)(PARTY LINES)

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From: The Washington Times
Date: 20040430
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Byline: Kevin Chaffee, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The man who once left as many as 20,000 fans spellbound after his poetry readings in Russian sports stadiums did not fail to captivate an American audience as he sang, danced and declaimed across a makeshift stage at the Russian Embassy residence Wednesday night.

It was, perhaps, inevitable that Yevgeny Yevtushenko would steal the scene from Alexander Pushkin at the event honoring that Russian literary icon's legacy. After reciting several of the master's love poems with his customary "upfront and in your face" histrionics (with ...

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