Selected poems of Yevgeny Abramovitch Baratynsky
Baratynsky, Yevgeny Abramovitch; Higgs, Jill (ed)
Hub Editions (2004)
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Softcover 1903746418
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Nationality Russian
Pub Place Sutton Bridge
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Conflict 19th Century misc
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Of noble ancestry, Baratynsky was educated at the Page Corps at St. Petersburg, from which he was expelled at the age of 15 after stealing a snuffbox and five hundred roubles from the bureau of his accessory's uncle. After three years in the countryside and deep emotional turmoil, he entered the army as a private. [2]

In 1820 the young poet made his acquaintance with Anton Delvig, who rallied his falling spirits and introduced him to the literary press.[3] Soon Baratynsky was transferred to Finland, where he remained six years. His first long poem, Eda, written during this period, established his reputation. [2]n January 1826, he married the daughter of the Major-General Gregory G. Engelhardt.[3] Through the interest of friends he obtained leave from the tsar to retire from the army, and settled in 1827 in Muranovo near Moscow (now a literary museum). There he completed his longest work, The Gipsy, a poem written in the style of Pushkin.