Igor Severyanin
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1887 – 1941
Who was Igor Severyanin?
Igor Severyanin was a Russian poet who presided over the circle of the so-called Ego-Futurists.
Igor was born in St. Petersburg in the family of an army engineer. Through his mother, he was remotely related to Nikolai Karamzin and Afanasy Fet. In 1904 he left for Manchuria with his father but later returned to St.Petersburg to publish first poems at his own expense. It was not until 1913 that, in the words of D.S. Mirsky, "the moment came when vulgarity claimed a place on Parnassus and issued its declaration of rights in the verse of Igor Severyanin". That year, Severyanin (his penname means "Northerner" in Russian) brought out a collection entitled "The Cup of Thunder" (Громокипящий кубок), with a preface written by Fyodor Sologub.
In one of his most celebrated poems, Lotaryov introduced himself to the readers with the following words: "I am Igor Severyanin, a genius!" He soon gained a cult following, especially in the provinces of Imperial Russia. The poet "captured the popular imagination and reached stardom with his slick pomaded hair parted in the middle; his melancholy, darkly circled eyes; his impeccable tails; and an ever-present lily in his hands".
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- Born
- May 16, 1887
Saint Petersburg - Also known as
- Igor Vasilyevich Lotaryov
- Nationality
- Russia
- Died
- Dec 20, 1941
Tartu
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on July 23, 2013
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