Dragomoshchenko, Arkadii

Evgeny Pavlov (University of Canterbury)

Ed. by Andrei Rogatchevski, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 2.2.2.00: Post-1917 Writing and Culture in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, 1917-present.
Vol. editors: Neil Cornwell (University of Bristol), Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Andrei Rogatchevski (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway)

Dates

Born 3 Feb 1946
Died Sep 2012
Activity c. 1975-2012

Places

Born in Germany
Active in Russia; Ukraine

Activities

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Poet

Other

Prose writer
Translator

Resources

Dragomoshchenko's Works

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One of the most significant Russian poets of his generation, Arkadii Dragomoshchenko was a unique figure on the Soviet and post-Soviet literary scene from the late 1960s until his death in 2012. Boldly innovative, cerebral yet passionate, often imprecise yet astonishingly concentrated and razor-sharp, his poetry came to prominence as early as 1978 when he, alongside Viktor Krivulin and Boris Groys, was among the first recipients of the Andrey Bely Prize, Russia’s oldest independent literary award. At the same time, despite the visibility and active participation in Leningrad samizdat circles, Dragomoshchenko never joined any literary school or movement. Always involved and engaged with others, he nonetheless stood apart, skirting the edges of canons, traditions and trends, intently…

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Citation: Pavlov, Evgeny. "Dragomoshchenko, Arkadii". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 03 September 2015 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13279, accessed 21 November 2024.]