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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, was enthusiastic about literature and theater, and exerted a strong influence on her son. He then attended two gymnasiums, was expelled from the first for political activities, and graduated from the second. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Konstantin Balmont has received more than 105,178 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Konstantin Balmont is the 2,428th most popular writer (up from 2,473rd in 2019), the 884th most popular biography from Russia (down from 835th in 2019) and the 110th most popular Russian Writer.

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  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.47

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  • 5.20

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Konstantin Balmont ranks 2,428 out of 5,755Before him are Moses ibn Ezra, Asconius Pedianus, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Nikolay Kostomarov, Mikołaj Rej, and Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky. After him are Isidora Sekulić, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, Maria Skobtsova, Tom Sharpe, and Paul the Silentiary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Konstantin Balmont ranks 73Before him are Louise, Princess Royal, Yevgeny Miller, Arthur Rackham, Phan Bội Châu, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and Patriarch Sergius of Moscow. After him are Dagny Juel, Amy Beach, Nilo Peçanha, Dimitrios Gounaris, William Speirs Bruce, and Arnold Bennett. Among people deceased in 1942, Konstantin Balmont ranks 93Before him are A. E. Waite, Vera Figner, Harro Schulze-Boysen, Titus Brandsma, Walther von Lüttwitz, and Lidia Zamenhof. After him are Heber Doust Curtis, Rudolf Spielmann, Mordechai Gebirtig, Joseph Schmidt, Adolf Hühnlein, and Gorazd.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Konstantin Balmont ranks 884 out of 3,262Before him are Vyacheslav Ivankov (1940), Nikolay Cherkasov (1903), Aleksandr Demyanenko (1937), Nikolay Kostomarov (1817), Konstantin of Rostov (1185), and Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1850). After him are Vladimir Fock (1898), Olga Rubtsova (1909), Vladimir Stasov (1824), Vasily Tropinin (1776), Léonide Massine (1896), and Eleanor of Prussia (1583).

Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Konstantin Balmont ranks 110Before him are Friedrich von Lütke (1797), Fyodor Sologub (1863), Franz Overbeck (1837), Ğabdulla Tuqay (1886), Nikolay Kostomarov (1817), and Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1850). After him are Vladimir Stasov (1824), Marko Vovchok (1833), Sergey Aksakov (1791), Yury Yakovlev (1928), Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov (1854), and Leonid Leonov (1899).