Dmitry Vladimirovich Venevitinov (russian: link=no, Дми́трий Влади́мирович Веневи́тинов; – ) was a minor Russian Romantic poet who died (perhaps committed suicide) at the age of 21, carrying with him one of the greatest hopes of

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. He was one of the Russian Schellingians.''

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"Schellingianism, Russian"

Biography

Of noble parentage, Venevitinov entered the

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in 1824. He became a member of the circle of "wisdom-lovers" ( Lyubomudry), led by Prince

Vladimir Odoevsky Prince Vladimir Fyodorovich Odoyevsky (russian: Влади́мир Фёдорович Одо́евский, p=ɐˈdojɪfskʲɪj; Владимир Федорович Одоевский. Библиографический указатель. Энц ...

. Venevitinov and his friends were the young

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s who introduced into Russia the cult of

Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treat ...

and

Schelling Schelling is a surname. Notable persons with that name include: * Caroline Schelling (1763–1809), German intellectual * Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775–1854), German philosopher * Felix Emanuel Schelling (1858–1945), American educat ...

's metaphysics. Venevitinov's poems (of which there are forty) dwell on philosophical subjects. According to

D.S. Mirsky D. S. Mirsky is the English pen-name of Dmitry Petrovich Svyatopolk-Mirsky (russian: Дми́трий Петро́вич Святопо́лк-Ми́рский), often known as Prince Mirsky ( – c. 7 June 1939), a Russian political and lit ...

, "his diction is very pure, and his rhythms pure and majestic". In one of his better known poems, Venevitinov vainly pleaded

Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...

to address an ode to Goethe. Venevitinov's early death was lamented by a number of Russian poets and critics. His line "Kak znal on zhizn'! kak malo zhil!" (''How well he knew life! how little he did live!'') was carved on his tomb at the

Simonov Monastery Simonov Monastery (russian: Симонов монастырь) in Moscow was established in 1370 by monk Feodor, a nephew and disciple of St Sergius of Radonezh. It became one of the richest and most famous monastery, comprising six major churches ...

. The Soviet
had his remains moved
to the

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References

Sources

* * * Leighton, Lauren Gray, ed. (1987) ''Russian Romantic Criticism: An Anthology'', Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group.

External links

* Russian male poets Writers from Moscow Moscow State University alumni Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery 1805 births 1827 deaths 19th-century poets from the Russian Empire 19th-century male writers from the Russian Empire {{Russia-poet-stub