Victor Shklovsky was a Russian literary theorist and writer, born on January 24, 1893, in St. Petersburg. He is best known for his contributions to the field of literary criticism and for developing the concept of defamiliarization, which suggests that art should make familiar objects seem strange to enhance perception and understanding. Shklovsky was a prominent member of the Russian Formalism movement, which focused on the formal aspects of literature rather than its content. His influential works, such as "Art as Technique," emphasized the importance of form in literature and how it shapes the reader's experience. He passed away on September 2, 1984.