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This grey commemorative plaque records: In memory of the great Russian writer IVAN GONCHAROV (1812 Simbirsk - 1891 St Petersburg) who stayed in Portsmouth in 1852 Gift of the Government of the Ulyanovsk Region (The inscription is repeated in Cyrillic script) Recorded plaque organisation: Government of Ulyanovsk Region.

Ivan Goncharov was a prominent Russian writer and novelist, best known for his novels "Oblomov" and contributions to the realistic literary tradition; his stay in Portsmouth in 1852 marks an international connection in his otherwise Russia-centric life and career.

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