Bozhidar
Encyclopedia
Bogdan Petrovich Gordeev aka Bozhidar (Russian
:Богдан Петрович Гордеев, Божидар, June 21, 1894, Kharkov, Russian Empire
- September 7, 1914) was a Russia
n poet
-futuristic
of Ukrainian
origin.
Bogdan Petrovich Gordeev was born in family of a professor of Veterinary Institute and a school teacher. He attended the Third Kharkiv Gymnasium
, graduating with a gold medal in 1913. He was one of founders (with Grigory Petnikov and Nikolay Aseyev
) of publishing house Liren (Лирень). Byben, his first issue, was published in summer 1914.
Bozhidar committed suicide
by hanging
September 7, 1914 in forest
near Kharkiv
.
Second issue of Byben and his prosody
tractate
were published posthumously.
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
:Богдан Петрович Гордеев, Божидар, June 21, 1894, Kharkov, Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
- September 7, 1914) was a Russia
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
n poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
-futuristic
Futurism (literature)
Futurism was a modernist avant-garde movement in literature that made its official debut with the publication of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's Manifesto of Futurism . Futurist poetry may be characterised by its unexpected combinations of images and its hyper-conciseness...
of Ukrainian
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
origin.
Bogdan Petrovich Gordeev was born in family of a professor of Veterinary Institute and a school teacher. He attended the Third Kharkiv Gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
, graduating with a gold medal in 1913. He was one of founders (with Grigory Petnikov and Nikolay Aseyev
Nikolay Aseyev
Nikolay Nikolaevich Aseyev, was a Russian poet.Nikolay Nikolaevich Aseyev was born in the city of Lgov in the region of Kursk. His first poetic collections, "Night Flute", written in 1914, and "Zor", written in 1914 in Russian Futurist style. He was awarded a government honor for the latter poem...
) of publishing house Liren (Лирень). Byben, his first issue, was published in summer 1914.
Bozhidar committed suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
by hanging
Hanging
Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain...
September 7, 1914 in forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
near Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
.
Second issue of Byben and his prosody
Meter (poetry)
In poetry, metre is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse metre, or a certain set of metres alternating in a particular order. The study of metres and forms of versification is known as prosody...
tractate
Treatise
A treatise is a formal and systematic written discourse on some subject, generally longer and treating it in greater depth than an essay, and more concerned with investigating or exposing the principles of the subject.-Noteworthy treatises:...
were published posthumously.