Vissarion Belinsky
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Image:Vissarion Belinsky from biblio ru.jpg Vissarion Grigorievich Belinsky (Виссарио́н Григо́рьевич Бели́нский) (born May 30, 1811 OS (June 11 NS)— died May 26, 1848 OS (June 7 NS)) was a Russian literary critic of Westernizing tendency. Belinsky believed that the only realm of freedom in the repressive reign of Nicholas I was through the written word. When the Westernizers' ideal Gogol commenced to move towards devout Slavophilism, Belinsky wrote the confrontational letter, "Letter to Gogol," in response to Gogol's conservatism. He was an associate of Mikhail Bakunin and at one time courted one of his sisters.
He poured all of his heart and soul into his work. His last great effort was his Literary Review for the Year 1847. He died of consumption on the eve of his arrest by the police on account of his radical views. In 1910, Russia celebrated the centenary of his birth with enthusiasm and appreciation.
His surname has variously been spelled Belinskii or Byelinski. His works, in 12 volumes, were first published in 1859-62. Following the expiration of the copyright in 1898, several new editions appeared. The best of these is by S. Vengerov; it is supplied with profuse notes.
References
A. Pypin, Belinsky: His Life and Correspondence, Saint Petersburg, 1876
External links
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