Andrei Bely

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolaevich and the family name is Bugaev.
Andrei Bely
Bely in 1912
Bely in 1912
BornBoris Nikolaevich Bugaev
(1880-10-26)26 October 1880
Moscow, Russian Empire
Died8 January 1934(1934-01-08) (aged 53)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupation
  • Prose writer
  • poet
  • essayist
  • literary critic
  • dramatist
Alma materImperial Moscow University (1903)
Period1900—1934
Literary movement
Notable worksThe Silver Dove (1910)
Petersburg (1913/1922)
Signature

Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev (Russian: Бори́с Никола́евич Буга́ев, IPA: [bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪdʑ bʊˈɡajɪf] ⓘ; 26 October [O.S. 14 October] 1880 – 8 January 1934), better known by the pen name Andrei Bely or Biely (Russian: Андре́й Бе́лый, IPA: [ɐnˈdrʲej ˈbʲelɨj] ⓘ), was a Russian novelist, Symbolist poet, theorist and literary critic. He was a committed anthroposophist and follower of Rudolf Steiner.[1] His novel Petersburg (1913/1922) was regarded by Vladimir Nabokov as the third-greatest masterpiece of modernist literature.[2][3][4] The Andrei Bely Prize (Премия Андрея Белого), one of the most important prizes in Russian literature, was named after him. His poems were set to music and performed by Russian singer-songwriters.[5]

  1. ^ Norwich, John Julius (1985–1993). Oxford illustrated encyclopedia. Judge, Harry George., Toyne, Anthony. Oxford [England]: Oxford University Press. p. 43. ISBN 0-19-869129-7. OCLC 11814265.
  2. ^ 1965, Nabokov's television interview TV-13 NY
  3. ^ Nabokov and the moment of truth on YouTube
  4. ^ Nabokov’s Recommendations (opinions on other writers)
  5. ^ Little theater on the planet of Earth, sound tracks of songs on poems by Andrei Bely, music and performance by Elena Frolova