Svetlana (ballad)
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| Author | Vasily Zhukovsky |
|---|---|
| Original title | Светлана |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Ballad |
| Published | 1813 |
| Publisher | Vestnik Evropy |
Svetlana is a ballad by the Russian poet Vasily Zhukovsky, published in 1813. It is one of Zhukovsky's three adaptations of Gottfried Bürger's ballad Lenore. It is often credited with popularizing the given name Svetlana, which is also the name of the protagonist.