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Andrei Bely

Russian poet, writer and critic (1880-1934) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 53

Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev, better known by the pen name Andrei Bely or Biely, was a Russian and Soviet novelist, Symbolist poet, theorist and literary critic. He was a committed anthroposophist and follower of Rudolf Steiner.

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His novel Petersburg (1913/1922) was regarded by Vladimir Nabokov as the third-greatest masterpiece of modernist literature. The Andrei Bely Prize, 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.

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Russia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1880 to 1934 · aged 53