Dmitry Merezhkovsky
Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky (; – 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. However, because he was close to the Nazis, he was virtually forgotten after World War 2.
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