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Konstantin Balmont

1867 - 1942

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Konstantin Dmitriyevich Balmont (Russian: Константи́н Дми́триевич Бальмо́нт, IPA: [kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ˈdmʲitrʲɪjɪvʲɪdʑ bɐlʲˈmont] ; 15 June [O.S. 3 June] 1867 – 23 December 1942) was a Russian symbolist poet and translator who became one of the major figures of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry. Balmont's early education came from his mother, who knew several foreign languages, valued literature and theater, and exerted a strong influence on her son. He then attended two gymnasiums, being expelled from the first for political activities and graduating from the second. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Konstantin Balmont has received more than 118,041 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Konstantin Balmont is the 2,265th most popular writer (up from 2,420th in 2019), the 821st most popular biography from Russia (up from 882nd in 2019) and the 99th most popular Russian Writer.

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  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Konstantin Balmont ranks 2,265 out of 7,302. Before him are Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Alois Jirásek, Inger Christensen, Saigyō, Umberto Saba, and Jeppe Aakjær. After him are Andrey Kurkov, Patrick Pearse, Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh, Đura Jakšić, Edward Bunker, and Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Konstantin Balmont ranks 70. Before him are Marie Krøyer, Yevgeny Miller, Ali Kemal, Phan Bội Châu, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and Dagny Juel. After him are Cy Young, Edith Hamilton, Gutzon Borglum, Patriarch Sergius of Moscow, Emil Krebs, and Louise, Princess Royal. Among people deceased in 1942, Konstantin Balmont ranks 94. Before him are Walther von Lüttwitz, Dorando Pietri, Karel Doorman, Rudolf Spielmann, Titus Brandsma, and Harro Schulze-Boysen. After him are István Horthy, Jure Francetić, Emma Calvé, Ahatanhel Krymsky, Lidia Zamenhof, and Eusebio Ayala.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Konstantin Balmont ranks 821 out of 3,761. Before him are Arkady Gaidar (1904), Tikhon Khrennikov (1913), Yulii Khariton (1904), Aleksey Batalov (1928), Yakov Pavlov (1917), and Ğabdulla Tuqay (1886). After him are Vasily Tropinin (1776), Alexander von Middendorff (1815), Andrey Kurkov (1961), Rudolf Lipschitz (1832), Konstantin Melnikov (1890), and Sergey Taboritsky (1897).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Konstantin Balmont ranks 99. Before him are Musa Cälil (1906), Eduard Uspensky (1937), Samuil Marshak (1887), Arsen Kotsoyev (1872), Arkady Gaidar (1904), and Ğabdulla Tuqay (1886). After him are Andrey Kurkov (1961), Sergei Nilus (1862), Leah Goldberg (1911), Andrei Voznesensky (1933), Aino Kallas (1878), and Kristijonas Donelaitis (1714).

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