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Famous poet / 1783-1852. Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky. Zhukovsky, Vasily Andreyevich , 1783–1852, Russian poet and translator. Zhukovsky wrote fine lyrics and odes, including the patriotic poem “The Bard in the Camp of the Russian Warriors” (1812), but is important chiefly for his translations.
Probably his best-known original poem is the patriotic ode "A Bard in the Camp of the Russian Warriors", which he wrote to boost the morale of Russian troops during his service on Kutuzov's general staff. He also composed the lyrics for the national anthem of Imperial Russia, "God Save the Tsar!"
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Apr 20, 2024 · Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky was a Russian poet and translator, one of Aleksandr Pushkin’s most important precursors in forming Russian verse style and language. Zhukovsky, the illegitimate son of a landowner and a Turkish slave girl, was educated in Moscow. He served in the Napoleonic War of 1812.
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Original text and English translation of several poems by Vasily Zhukovsky, a prominent Russian poet of the 19th century.
Classic Poetry Series. Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky - poems - Publication Date: 2004. Publisher: Poemhunter.com - The World's Poetry Archive. Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky(February 9 1783 – April 24 1852)
Vasily Zhukovsky was a leading Russian poet during the first half of the 19 th century whose skills brought him to the attention of the ruling Romanovs. He was employed as a tutor, firstly teaching Russian to the German-born Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna.
Timeline for V. A. Zhukovsky. Zhukovsky in 1820. 1783. Born in the provincial Tula village of Mishenskoe, the illegitimate son of a wealthy landowner, A.I. Bunin and a captive Turkish woman; receives education in his home and in provincial boarding schools; begins to write poetry at age eight. 1797.
