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Alexandr Kuprin was born in Narovchat, Penza, to Ivan Ivanovich Kuprin, a government official in Penza Governorate.[4] and Liubov Alekseyevna Kuprina, née Kulunchakova.[5] His father was Russian, his mother belonged to a noble Volga Tatar family who had lost most of their wealth during the 19th century. Alexandr had two sisters, Sofia (1861–1922) and Zinaida (1863–1934).In 1871 Ivan Kuprin, aged 3...