Gavrila Derzhavin

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Russian poet

WritersLived 1743 to 1816 · aged 73

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Gavriil (Gavrila) Romanovich Derzhavin was one of the most highly esteemed Russian poets before Alexander Pushkin, as well as a statesman.

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16-year-old Pushkin reciting his poem before old Derzhavin in the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum (1911 painting by Ilya Repin).

Engraving of Derzhavin by Fyodor Iordan

1993 Russian 1 rouble coin commemorating the 250th anniversary of Derzhavin's birth

Awards 5

Order of Saint Anna, 1st class

Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class

Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class

Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky

Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

In their orbit 1

SpouseD.A. Derjavina

Connected to Gavrila 6

Mikhail KutuzovAlso won Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

Pyotr BagrationAlso won Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

Alexander SuvorovAlso won Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

Feodor RostopchinAlso won Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

Leopold I of BelgiumAlso won Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of RussiaAlso won Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

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Gavriil (Gavrila) Romanovich Derzhavin was one of the most highly esteemed Russian poets before Alexander Pushkin, as well as a statesman. Although his works are traditionally considered literary classicism, his best verse is rich with antitheses and conflicting sounds in a way reminiscent of John Donne and other metaphysical poets.