Andrei Bely
Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev (Russian: Бори́с Никола́евич Буга́ев, IPA: [bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ bʊˈɡajɪf] (
listen)), better known by the pen name Andrei Bely or Biely (Russian: Андре́й Бе́лый, IPA: [ɐnˈdrʲej ˈbʲelɨj] (listen); 26 October [O.S. 14 October] 1880 – 8 January 1934), was a Russian novelist, Symbolist poet, theorist and literary critic. He was a committed anthroposophist and follower of Rudolf Steiner.[1] His novel Petersburg (1913/1922) was regarded by Vladimir Nabokov as the third-greatest masterpiece of modernist literature.[2][3][4] The Andrei Bely Prize (Russian: Премия Андрея Белого), one of the most important prizes in Russian literature, was named after him. His poems were set to music and performed by Russian singer-songwriters.[5]
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| Born | Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev October 26, 1880 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | January 8, 1934 (aged 53) Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Occupation | Prose writer, poet, essayist, literary critic, dramatist |
| Alma mater | Imperial Moscow University (1903) |
| Period | 1900—1934 |
| Literary movement | Russian symbolism, modernism |
| Notable works | The Silver Dove (1910) Petersburg (1913/1922) |
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