Blok, Alexander Alexandrovich [cenotaph] b. November 16, 1880 d. August 7, 1921 Poet, Playwright. Considered by many the greatest figure of Russia's Symbolist Movement. His experiments in rhythm and prosody broke new ground in his country's literature. Blok's masterpiece, the long poem "The Twelve" (1918), reflected his initial enthusiasm for the Russian Revolution. It depicts twelve Bolshevik soldiers on a winter night, raping, looting, and killing their way through St. Petersburg; at the end Jesus Christ appears as their leader. The poem caused a firestorm of controversy...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Smolensky Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Federal City, Russian Federation Plot: * Former burial location
Sologub, Fyodor b. March 1, 1863 d. December 5, 1927 Author. Pen name of Fyodor Kuzmich Teternikov. A leader of the Russian Symbolist movement, his work is marked by a profoundly pessimistic worldview that often veers into decadence and the grotesque. He is best known for his novel "The Little Demon" (1907), later adapted into a hit play. Its protagonist, a provincial schoolmaster driven to madness by his own lack of scruples, is one of the most memorable characters in Russian fiction. Sologub's poetry and short stories offer the same...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Smolensky Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Federal City, Russian Federation
b. November 16, 1880 d. August 7, 1921