Dmitry Venevitinov

Dmitry Vladimirovich Venevitinov was born on September 26, 1805, in Moscow, Russian Empire. Russian romantic poet, translator, prose writer, philosopher. In his literary activity, Venevitinov showed versatile talents and interests. He was not only a poet but also a prose writer, wrote literary, programmatic and critical articles, translated prose works of German authors, including Goethe and Hoffmann (E. A. Maimin. "Dmitry Venevitinov and his literary heritage". 1980). The Venevitinovs wrote only about 50 poems. Many of them, especially later ones, are filled with deep philosophical meaning, which is a distinctive feature of the poet's lyrics.