When was Dmitry Merezhkovsky born and where?
Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky was born on the 1st of August 1865 in Saint Petersburg. He was the sixth son in a family that included five brothers and three sisters.
Questions about Dmitry Merezhkovsky
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What event marked the beginning of the Symbolist movement in Russia for Dmitry Merezhkovsky?
In October 1892, Dmitry Merezhkovsky delivered a lecture titled The Causes of the Decline of the Contemporary Russian Literature and the New Trends in it. This public reading is often called the first manifesto of Russian Symbolism.
Why did the Religious-Philosophical Meetings end in April 1903?
The Meetings were cancelled by the procurator of the Holy Synod Konstantin Pobedonostsev after the 22nd session due to Dmitry Merezhkovsky's frequent visits to places of mass sectarian settlements. The couple then created their own domestic church involving miriskusniks.
How did Dmitry Merezhkovsky respond to the October Socialist Revolution of 1917?
Merezhkovsky viewed the October Socialist Revolution of 1917 as a catastrophe he called the Coming of Ham. He saw it as the tragic victory for what he chose to put it as Narod-Zver or The Beast-nation putting the whole of human civilization in danger.
Did Dmitry Merezhkovsky ever win the Nobel Prize despite being nominated multiple times?
Sigurd Agrell professor of Slavic languages in Lund University started methodically nominating Dmitry Merezhkovsky for the Nobel Prize from 1930 onwards although invariably in tandem with Ivan Bunin. Ivan Bunin won the Prize in 1933 while Agrell continued nominating Merezhkovsky up until his own death in 1937 making eight such nominations in all.
When and how did Dmitry Merezhkovsky die?
Dmitry Merezhkovsky was pronounced dead on the 9th of December 1941 after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He died at age 75 following an argument about the Russia versus freedom dilemma with his wife Zinaida Gippius.