Grigori Machtet

Grigori Alexandrovich Machtet
Григорій Олександрович Мачтет
Born15 September [O.S. 03 September] 1852
DiedAugust 27, 1901(1901-08-27) (aged 48)
Known forWriter, political activist
Notable workTortured by Heavy Bondage (Russian: Замучен тяжелой неволей) (poem), 1876

Grigori Alexandrovich Machtet (Ukrainian: Мачтет Григорій Олександрович) (1852-1901) was a writer from the Russian Empire. He was also a revolutionary, poet, and journalist. He is known as the author of the well-known revolutionary song "Tormented by Heavy Bondage" (Russian: Замучен тяжёлой неволей).