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Also known as Aleksandr Blok, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok, Alexander Alexandrovich Blok

Russian poet (1880–1921)

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Alexander Blok was a person whose works are listed in various databases. He is associated with the top works Dacha Life and Short Selection of Poetry. His writings are referenced by 290 other encyclopedia articles.

He was born on 1880-11-16, 1880-01-28, or 1880-11-28 and died on 1921-08-07. A quote attributed to him is "Hell and damnation,life is such funwith a ragged greatcoatand a Jerry gun!" His works are available in Commons galleries and categories.

Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Dacha Life
  • Short Selection of Poetry

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
13
Total plays
18

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Quotes

  • My spirit is old; and some black lot awaits meOn my long road.Some dream accurst, inveterate, suffocates meStill with its load.So young – yet hosts of dreadful thoughts appal me,Sick and opprest.Come! and from shadowy phantoms disenthral me,Friend.
  • When rowan leaves are dank and rustingAnd rowan berries red as blood,When in my palm the hangman's thrustingThe final nail with bony thud,When, over the foul flooding river,Upon the wet grey height, I tossBefore my land's grim looks, and shiverAs I swing here upon the cross,Then, through the blood and weeping, stretchesMy dying sight to space remote;I see upon the river’s reachesChrist sailing to me in a boat.
  • O, my Russia! O, wife! The long road is clear to us to the point of pain. Our road – like a Tatar arrow of ancient will has pierced our breast.
  • What message, years of conflagration,have you: madness or hope? On thincheeks strained by war and liberationbloody reflections still remain.
  • Grip your gun like a man, brother!Let's have a crack at Holy Russia,MotherRussiawith her big, fat arse!Freedom, freedom! Down with the cross!
  • Hell and damnation,life is such funwith a ragged greatcoatand a Jerry gun!

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Encyclopedic overview

Alexander Alexandrovich Blok (Russian: Александр Александрович Блок, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈblok] ; 28 November [O.S. 16 November] 1880 – 7 August 1921) was the most well-known Russian lyrical poet during the Silver Age of Russian Poetry.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alexander Blok” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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