Afanasy Afanasyevich Fet , later known as Shenshin (Russian: Шенши́н, IPA:[ʂɨnˈʂɨn] ; 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.