Dmitry Merezhkovsky | |
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| Born | Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky August 14 [O.S. August 2] 1866 St Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | December 7, 1941 (aged 75) Paris, Nazi-occupied France |
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| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
| Period | 1888–1941 |
| Genre | Poetry, historical novel, philosophical essay |
| Literary movement | Russian symbolism |
| Notable works | Christ and Antichrist (trilogy) |
| Spouse | Zinaida Gippius |
| Relatives | Konstantin Mereschkowski |
Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky (Russian: Дми́трий Серге́евич Мережко́вский, IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪrʲɪˈʂkofskʲɪj]; August 14 [O.S. August 2] 1866 – December 9, 1941) was a Russian novelist, poet, religious thinker, and literary critic. A seminal figure of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry, regarded[by whom?] as a co-founder of the Symbolist movement, Merezhkovsky – with his wife, the poet Zinaida Gippius – was twice forced into political exile. During his second exile (1918–1941) he continued publishing successful novels and gained recognition[by whom?] as a critic of the Soviet Union. Known both as a self-styled religious prophet with his own slant on apocalyptic Christianity, and as the author of philosophical historical novels which combined fervent idealism with literary innovation, Merezhkovsky became a nine-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in literature, which he came closest to winning in 1933.[1][2][3] However, due to contested claims that he expressed regard for Fascism as a lesser evil than Communism during the outbreak of war between Germany and the USSR shortly prior to his death, his work largely fell into neglect after World War II.
- ^ "Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky". Columbia Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ^ Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky. Dictionary of Literary Biography. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ^ Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky. Encyclopedia of World Biography. Retrieved October 13, 2010.