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Dmitry Merezhkovsky

1866 - 1941

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Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky (Russian: Дми́трий Серге́евич Мережко́вский, IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪrʲɪˈʂkofskʲɪj]; August 14 [O.S. August 2] 1865 – December 9, 1941) was a Russian novelist, poet, religious thinker, and literary critic. A seminal figure of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry, regarded as a co-founder of the Symbolist movement, Merezhkovsky – with his wife, the poet Zinaida Gippius – was twice forced into political exile. During his second exile (1918–1941) he continued publishing successful novels and gained recognition as a critic of the Soviet Union. Known both as a self-styled religious prophet with his own slant on apocalyptic Christianity, and as the author of philosophical historical novels which combined fervent idealism with literary innovation, Merezhkovsky became a nine-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature, which he came closest to winning in 1933. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dmitry Merezhkovsky is the 1,815th most popular writer (down from 1,486th in 2019), the 639th most popular biography from Russia (down from 530th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Russian Writer.

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Among writers, Dmitry Merezhkovsky ranks 1,815 out of 7,302. Before him are Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, Pierre Reverdy, Theodore I, Anna Leonowens, Ted Hughes, and Mary of Jesus of Ágreda. After him are Algernon Charles Swinburne, Álvaro Mutis, Petros Markaris, Alexander Grin, Ruan Ji, and Oliver Goldsmith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1866, Dmitry Merezhkovsky ranks 48. Before him are Adrien de Gerlache, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Franz von Bayros, Hubert Van Innis, Ramon Casas, and Emile Vandervelde. After him are La Goulue, Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta, Vasily Kalinnikov, Joel Hastings Metcalf, Johann Strauss III, and Kazys Grinius. Among people deceased in 1941, Dmitry Merezhkovsky ranks 65. Before him are Natalie of Serbia, Henri Cornet, Gaetano Mosca, Hjalmar Söderberg, Charles Huntziger, and Hans Berger. After him are Christian Sinding, Guillermo Kahlo, Jaan Tõnisson, Elizabeth von Arnim, Hanns Kerrl, and Amy Johnson.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Dmitry Merezhkovsky ranks 639 out of 3,761. Before him are Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia (1826), Pavel Axelrod (1850), Lyubov Orlova (1902), Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver (1301), Boris Sheremetev (1652), and Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858). After him are Alexander Grin (1880), Ulugh Muhammad (1405), Pavel Alexandrov (1896), Olga Rubtsova (1909), Nikolay Gumilyov (1886), and Valery Bryusov (1873).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Dmitry Merezhkovsky ranks 74. Before him are Konstantin Simonov (1915), Aleksandr Kuprin (1870), Konstantin Paustovsky (1892), Denis Fonvizin (1745), Lilya Brik (1891), and Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858). After him are Alexander Grin (1880), Valery Bryusov (1873), Alexandre Benois (1870), Nikolay Dobrolyubov (1836), Zinaida Gippius (1869), and Ğabdulla Tuqay (1886).

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