Background
Aleksey was born in Dalmatovo, Permanent Governorate.
Aleksey was born in Dalmatovo, Permanent Governorate.
Moscow State University.
He went to Moscow in 1793 to study at Moscow State University, where he would later teach as a professor of poetry. He published his first works in 1794 and contributed to various journals and papers for the rest of his life. He was considered to be a follower of the neo-classical school, but the simplicity and feeling exhibited in his shorter poems gave them lasting popularity.
He translated many Greek and Latin works, and the works of Italian poets such as Torquato Tasso and Vittorio Alfieri.
He died in Moscow in 1830. The study of Russian literature was introduced into Russian universities largely through the efforts of Merzlyakov.