Afanasy Afanasyevich Fet (Russian: ?????´??? ?????´?????? ???, IPA: [?f?'nas??j ?f?'nas?j?v??t? 'f??t] (listen)), later known as Shenshin (Russian: ?????´?, IPA: [??n'??n] (listen); 5 December [O.S.
23 November] 1820 – 3 December [O.S.
21 November] 1892), was a renowned Russian poet regarded as the finest master of lyric verse in Russian literature.