a Nekrasov, a Russian poet

[Ostap]

Hello to everybody.
"Apparently once Russian women are done looking for a rich husband, they turn into spineless unkempt homemakers, that just cook a lot. This clichéd image of Russian ladies couldn’t’ be any further from the truth. In fact, Russian women are extremely independent and, as a Nekrasov, a Russian poet said “can stop a galloping horse and enter a burning house.”
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I think the first article could easily be dropped:
... as Nekrasov, a Russian poet said ...

If added like in the original, it just implies that the reader is even less likely to know who Nekrasov is. Is my understanding correct?

 

[jutfrank]

The first article is completely wrong. It was probably a typo.

 

[Tdol]

It's the kind of mistake that spellchecks don't detect, so you will find things like this on the web.

 

[Tarheel]

Note the noun phrase.