Aleksey Apukhtin
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Aleksey Nikolayevich Apukhtin was a Russia
n poet, writer and critic.
Apukhtin's reputation as a poet was further strengthened in 1886, when his Poems collection was published. In 1890 he published several prose works: Unfinished Story, Archive of the Countess D. , Pavlik Dolsky's Diary. The prose of Apukhtin was highly evaluated by Mikhail Bulgakov
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Apukhtin died on August 17 (29 New Style) 1893, in St. Petersburg.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n poet, writer and critic.
Biography
Following the traditions of amorous gypsy romance, he introduced into this genre much of his own artistic temperament. Many of his romances were set to music by his friend Pyotr Tchaikovsky and by other well-known composers (To forget so soon, Does the day reign, Nights of madness and others).Apukhtin's reputation as a poet was further strengthened in 1886, when his Poems collection was published. In 1890 he published several prose works: Unfinished Story, Archive of the Countess D. , Pavlik Dolsky's Diary. The prose of Apukhtin was highly evaluated by Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhaíl Afanásyevich Bulgákov was a Soviet Russian writer and playwright active in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his novel The Master and Margarita, which The Times of London has called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century.-Biography:Mikhail Bulgakov was born on...
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Apukhtin died on August 17 (29 New Style) 1893, in St. Petersburg.
Books and references
- From Death to Life, (Short Novel), R. Frank, NY, 1917. from Archive.org
- The Archive of Countess D, from Eight Great Russian Short Stories, Fawcett Publications, 1962.
- Collection of Poems by Aleksey Apukhtin (English Translations)
- Aleksey Apukhtin. Poems
- Three Tales By Aleksey Apukhtin ISBN 0-8386-3945-3
- http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/fdupress/Fairleigh_front.doc