Nikolai Klyuev

Nikolai Klyuev
Born(1884-10-22)22 October 1884
Koshtugi, Russian Empire
Died23/25 October 1937 (aged 53)
Tomsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationPoet
Literary movementNew peasant poets
Years active1905–1933

Nikolai Alekseevich Klyuev[1] (Russian: Николай Алексеевич Клюев, IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ˈklʲʉjɪf]; 22 October 1884 – 23/25 October 1937), was a notable Russian poet. He was influenced by the symbolist movement, intense nationalism, and a love of Russian folklore.

Born in the village of Koshtugi in Olonets Governorate (now Vologda Oblast) near the town of Vytegra, Kluyev rose to prominence in the early twentieth century as the leader of the so-called "peasant poets". Kluyev was a close friend and mentor of Sergei Yesenin. Arrested in 1933 for contradicting Soviet ideology, he was shot in 1937 and rehabilitated posthumously in 1957.

  1. ^ Sometimes transliterated as Kliuev, Kluev, Klyuyev, or Kluyev.