Birth date
1821
Death date
1878
Country
Russia
Poems by this Poet
Displaying 1 - 10 of 11
| Title | Post date | Rating | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ye Songs Of Mine | 0 | ||
| What The Sleepless Grandam Thinks | 0 | ||
| Thoughts At A Vestibule | 0 | ||
| The Songs Of Siberian Exiles | 0 | ||
| The Love Letter | 0 | ||
| On The Day Of Gogol's Death | 0 | ||
| Morning | 0 | ||
| In War | 0 | ||
| I Shall Soon Fall Prey To Rot | 0 | ||
| Freedom | 0 |
Nekrasov was a Russian poet and journalist. His first collection of poems - Dreams and Sounds was published in 1840. His second collection The Poems of Nikolay Nekrasov (1856) brought him great success.
In 1847-1866 he held the post of the editor-publisher of the magazine "Sovremennik" ("Contemporary"). His writings represented the life of common people of cities, the life of Russian peasantry, and the destiny of Russian women. His poems Red-Nosed Frost Grandfather (1864), Russian Women (1871-1872), Who lives happy in the Russia(1866-1876).
Nekrasov's poetry was closely connected with folklore and had a great influence upon the Russian literature. The last years of his life are dedicated to the magazine "Otechestvennie zapiski" (Fatherland's notes).
In 1847-1866 he held the post of the editor-publisher of the magazine "Sovremennik" ("Contemporary"). His writings represented the life of common people of cities, the life of Russian peasantry, and the destiny of Russian women. His poems Red-Nosed Frost Grandfather (1864), Russian Women (1871-1872), Who lives happy in the Russia(1866-1876).
Nekrasov's poetry was closely connected with folklore and had a great influence upon the Russian literature. The last years of his life are dedicated to the magazine "Otechestvennie zapiski" (Fatherland's notes).