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Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (Russian: Васи́лий Андре́евич Жуко́вский; 9 February [O.S. 29 January] 1783 – 24 April [O.S. 12 April] 1852) was the foremost Russian poet of the 1810s and a leading figure in Russian literature in the first half of the 19th century.
'Svetlana' - Alexander Novoskoltsev. First published in the journal Vestnik Evropy, 1813, No. 1 and 2, with the subtitle: "To Al. An. Pr...va." Dedicated to Zhukovsky's niece and student Aleksandra Andreevna Voeikova (who was the sister of the poet's muse M.A.Protasova-Moyer ), as a wedding gift to her.
Alexei Alexeevich was born to Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia, the son of Czar Alexander II of Russia, and Alexandra Vasilievna Zhukovskaya.His maternal grandfather was the poet Vasily Zhukovsky, who was the illegitimate son of a landowner named Afanasi Bunin and his Turkish housekeeper Salkha.
B Portrait Person Notable works Eduard Bagritsky (1895–1934) February Konstantin Balmont (1867–1942) Under the Northern Sky Let Us Be Like the Sun Burning Buildings Jurgis Baltrušaitis (1873–1944) Evgeny Baratynsky (1800–1844) Eda The Gypsy The Last Poet Autumn Ivan Barkov (1732–1768) obscene poems Anna Barkova (1901–1976) Tatar Anguish Agniya Barto (1906–1981) Toys Mishka the ...
Born in Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt am Main), Joukowsky was the son of the Russian poet Vasily Zhukovsky. During 1863–64 he undertook a Grand Tour to Rome, Naples and Bonn with Hermann Ohl as Hofmeister. He was introduced to Richard and Cosima Wagner at the Villa d'Angri near Naples on 18 January 1880. [2]
" (Russian: Боже, Царя храни!, IPA: [ˈboʐɨ tsɐˈrʲa xrɐˈnʲi]) was the national anthem of the Russian Empire. The song was chosen from a competition held in 1833 and was first performed on 18 December 1833. It was composed by violinist Alexei Lvov, with lyrics written by the court poet Vasily Zhukovsky.
She was the daughter of Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky and his Baltic-German wife, Elizabeth von Reutern (1821-1856). Her father was the illegitimate son of a landowner named Afanasi Bunin and his Turkish housekeeper Salkha. [1] [2] She was made lady-in-waiting at the Russian Imperial court.
Mikhail Lermontov and Fyodor Tyutchev are generally regarded as two most important Romantic poets after Pushkin. [4] Other poets include Pyotr Vyazemsky, Anton Delvig, Kondraty Ryleyev, Vasily Zhukovsky and Konstantin Batyushkov. Pushkin himself, however, considered Evgeny Baratynsky to be the finest poet of his day. [citation needed]