Background
MEREZHKOVSKIY, Dmitriy was born on August 14, 1866 in Saint St. Petersburg. Son of a minor court official
literary historian philosopher writer
MEREZHKOVSKIY, Dmitriy was born on August 14, 1866 in Saint St. Petersburg. Son of a minor court official
Graduate History and Philology Department, Saint St. Petersburg University.
In early 1880’s began to publish verse. 1920 emigrated; opposed to Soviet regime. Leader of older Symbolists.
Influential in religious revival among Russian intellectuals in early 1900’son