Sergei Gennadiyevich Kruglov (

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

: Серге́й Генна́дьевич Кругло́в, born July 26, 1966) is a

poet and priest. Born in

Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk ( ; rus, Красноя́рск, a=Ru-Красноярск2.ogg, p=krəsnɐˈjarsk) (in semantic translation - Red Ravine City) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yeni ...

, he studied journalism at

Siberian Federal University Siberian Federal University (russian: Сибирский федеральный университет, ''Sibirskiĭ federalʹnyĭ universitet'', often shortened to SibFU, СФУ) is a multidisciplinary university located in Krasnoyarsk in Siberia ...

but did not graduate. He worked at the urban newspaper ''Vlast' Trudu'' (Russian: Власть труду; ''Power to Labor'') and has published poems since 1993. In 1996 he was baptized in the

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and was ordained as a priest three years later. He serves at Spassky Cathedral in

Minusinsk Minusinsk (russian: Минуси́нск; kjh, Минсуғ) is a historical types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Population: 44,500 (1973). Geography Minusinsk marks the center of the Minusinsk Hollow ...

. In 2002 a selection of his poems, previously anthologized in the 2001 collection ''Provincial Literature'', were shortlisted for the Andrei Bely Prize. In 2008 he received the Prize for his books ''The Mirror'' (Зеркальце, 2007) and ''The Typist'' (Переписчик, 2008).

Published books

* ''The Deposition of the Serpent'' (Снятие Змия со креста, 2003) * ''The Mirror'' (Зеркальце, 2007) * ''The Offering'' (Приношение, 2008) * ''The Typist'' (Переписчик, 2008)

Criticism

* Galina Ermoshina
''Power to the Dark''
a review at Russian Journal, 13 November 2002. *

Dmitry Kuzmin Dmitry Vladimirovich Kuzmin (russian: Дми́трий Влади́мирович Кузьми́н, born December 12, 1968), is a Russian poet, critic, and publisher. Biography Kuzmin was born in Moscow, son of the architect Vladimir Legoshin a ...

''Underground Fire''
a review of ''Deposition of the Serpent'' in the ''New Literary Review'', 2003. *

Elena Fanailova Elena Nikolayevna Fanailova ( rus, Еле́на Никола́евна Фана́йлова, p=jɪˈlʲɛnə nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvnə fɐˈnajləvə, a=Yelyena Nikolayevna Fanaylova.ru.vorb.oga; born 19 December 1962) is a Russian poet. Born in Voron ...

''Deposition of the Serpent''
a review in ''The Critical Mass'', issue 2, 2004. *

Boris Dubin Boris Vladimirovich Dubin (russian: link=no, Борис Владимирович Дубин; 31 December 1946 – 20 August 2014) was a Russian sociologist, and a translator for English, French, Spanish, Latin American and Polish literature. Du ...

''By Cellulose and Saliva''
an analysis of Kruglov's style in the ''New Literary Review'', 2007.

External links

Bibliography of poetry in English translation
*
Sergei Kruglov
at the ''New Literary Map of Russia'' *

at ''Unofficial Poetry'' *

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at ''Russian Week''
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