Background
Aleksander Emanuelovich Belenson was born on January, 26 1890 (O.S. January, 14) in Minsk into a wealthy Jewish family, and was christianised when he was a teenager.
Saint Petersburg University
National University of Kharkiv
Saint Petersburg University
Larino Gymnasium
National University of Kharkiv
Aleksander Emanuelovich Belenson was born on January, 26 1890 (O.S. January, 14) in Minsk into a wealthy Jewish family, and was christianised when he was a teenager.
In 1907, Aleksander Emanuelovich received a matriculation certificate at Larino Gymnasium in Saint Petersburg, where he studied for one year. In 1907-1911 he studied at the Faculty of Law of Saint Petersburg University, he passed state exams in 1912 at Kharkiv University (now National University of Kharkiv).
In 1914-1917 Aleksander Emanuelovich served as an assistant of the attorney at the Saint Petersburg Court of Justice. He published poetry since 1910: in the "Satyricon", then in the Kiev magazine "Muses". Aleksander Emanuelovich gained fame as the editor and publisher of the almanac "Strelets".
