Vissarion Belinsky Writer

Vissarion Grigoryevich Belinsky (Russian: Виссарио́н Григо́рьевич Бели́нский; IPA: [vʲɪsərʲɪˈon grʲɪˈgorʲjɪvʲɪtɕ bʲɪˈlʲinskʲɪj]; June 11 [O.S. May 30] 1811 – June 7 [O.S. May 26] 1848) was a Russian literary critic of Westernizing tendency. He was an associate of Alexander Herzen, Mikhail Bakunin (he at one time courted one of his sisters), and other critical intellectuals. Belinsky played one of the key roles in the career of poet and publisher Nikolay Nekrasov and his popular magazine Sovremennik.

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Vissarion Belinsky
Birth dateJune 11, 1811
Birth nameVissarion Grigoryevich Belinsky
Birth place
Finland , Grand Duchy of Finland , Suomenlinna
Date of deathJune 07, 1848
Place of death
Russian Empire , Saint Petersburg

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