Konstantin Balmont

Russian poet (1867–1942)

Konstantin Dmitriyevich Balmont (Russian: Константин Дмитриевич Бальмонт; 15 June [O.S. 3 June] 1867 – 23 December 1942) was a Russian symbolist poet and translator who became one of the major figures of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry. Balmont's early education came from his mother, who knew several foreign languages, valued literature and theater, and exerted a strong influence on her son. He then attended two gymnasiums, being expelled from the first for political activities and graduating from the second.

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