Ekaterina Khomyakova

Ekaterina Khomyakova
Native name
Екатерина Михайловна Хомякова
Born(1817-07-15)15 July 1817
Simbirsk, Russian Empire
Died(1852-01-26)26 January 1852
Moscow, Russian Empire
Occupationliterary salon hostess
Spouse
  • Aleksey Khomyakov
Children
  • Nikolay Khomyakov
This article is about the nineteenth-century literary hostess and writer. For the beach volleyball player, see Ekaterina Birlova.

Ekaterina Khomyakova (15 [27] July 1817, Simbirsk — 26 January [7 February] 1852, Moscow)[1] was the hostess of a literary salon, sister of the poet N. M. Yazykov, scholar P. M. Yazykov. The youthful love of N. A. Motovilov, an associate of Seraphim of Sarov, with whom the future administrator of the Seraphimo-Diveyevsky Convent discussed his interest.

She was the wife of the philosopher and poet A.S. Khomyakov, his literary secretary, and the mother of the Chairman of the State Duma N.A. Khomyakov. Several lyrical poems by N. M. Yazykov and A.S. Khomyakov are dedicated to her. The poem The Resurrection of Lazarus, written by A.S. Khomyakov on the occasion of his wife's death, was set to music by S.V. Rachmaninov in 1912. V. Rachmaninov. A model for the portraits of Karl Gampeln, Shandor Kozin and A.S. Khomyakov. According to Gogol scholars, E.M. Khomyakova was the invisible centre of the spiritual life of the Moscow Slavophile community. The letters of E.M. Khomyakova with the reactions of the inhabitants of Zamoskvorets to the death of Alexander Pushkin are of interest for Pushkin studies.

A close friend of E.M. Khomyakova was N.V. Gogol,[2][3] and he regarded her as one of the most remarkable women of his time. In confidential conversations with her, the very secretive writer was very open, telling her about his plans for the future. The early death of E. M. Khomyakova was an irreparable loss for Gogol as well as for A.S. Khomyakov. Under her influence, the lonely writer had thoughts of his own imminent death, increased ascetic and mystical moods, culminating in illness. In the end, as a result of this and other circumstances, Gogol abandoned creative activity, burned his works and died soon.[2][4][5][6][7][8]

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