Evgeniy Osipovich Pyatkin

December 25, 1884 (age 58)

Simbirsk Oblast', Ul'yanovsk, Russian Federation

In 1905, under the pseudo, Vo Eugene published his works in Saint Petersburg satirical magazine Zritel. In 1906-1907 Evgeniy Osipovich took part in the publication of Kazan satirical magazine Meteor. A pseudo Evgeniy Osipovich was formed from the name of Petersburg restaurant Vena, in the book The decade of the restaurant Vena (1913) he told about this restaurant. In this book he emphasized narration about the "activity and days" of fashionable literature and artistic restaurant; he depicted portraits of its regular visitors with confidential irony - A.I. Kuprin, A.T. Averchenko, M.P. Artsybasheva, F.I. Chaliapin, L.V. Sobinov — were described, such as "events" as the visits of A.A. Blok, I. Severyanin, S.M. Gorodetskiy. Having gained fame by his literature parodies of L.N. Andreev, M. Gorky, A. Bely, K.D. Balmont, V.Y. Bryusov, F. Sologub, Z.N. Gippius, M.A. Kuzmin and others, Evgeniy Osipovich introduced "great libel books" My hoof (1910). In the book, he parodied famous modern writers, certain works, magazines (Vesy, Russkoye Bogatstvo, Vestnik Yevropy), ridiculed the tabloid printed media. Evgeniy Osipovich created a satirical mask of a rude cynic and tabloid critic, combining wittiness with provocative rudeness, - a feature, which he tried to make "a special attribute of the company". During the years of World War I Evgeniy Osipovich published books of poems and prose About Germans, sorry for the expression (1915) and In the rear (1916), where along with the military motives were verse pamphlets-parodies of Sologub, Severyanin, Gorodetsky and other writers, whose works had patriotic mood at the beginning of the war. After October, Evgeniy Osipovich collaborated with satirical magazines Smehach, Begemot, Krokodil, etc. He was the author of plays, sketches, miniatures, vaudevilles for small theaters and cabarets, poems fairy tales for children. He published a collection of short stories Opium and The Real Method (1926).

Evgeniy Osipovich Pyatkin

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also known as Vo Eugene

satirist poet feuilletoniste

Background

Evgeniy Osipovich Pyatkin (real name - Evgeniy Osipovich (Iosifovich) Pyatkin) was born on December 25, 1943, in Simbirsk Oblast', Ul'yanovsk, Russian Federation. His father was a reader in church.

Education

Evgeniy Osipovich studied in Syzran Seminary (divinity school), but he was expelled "due to his poems". In 1902, being a student of Kazan Theological Seminary (from where he was also expelled in the 4th year of education), he published his first work in the local newspaper.

Career

In 1905, under the pseudo, Vo Eugene published his works in Saint Petersburg satirical magazine Zritel. In 1906-1907 Evgeniy Osipovich took part in the publication of Kazan satirical magazine Meteor.

A pseudo Evgeniy Osipovich was formed from the name of Petersburg restaurant Vena, in the book The decade of the restaurant Vena (1913) he told about this restaurant. In this book he emphasized narration about the "activity and days" of fashionable literature and artistic restaurant; he depicted portraits of its regular visitors with confidential irony - A.I. Kuprin, A.T. Averchenko, M.P. Artsybasheva, F.I. Chaliapin, L.V. Sobinov — were described, such as "events" as the visits of A.A. Blok, I. Severyanin, S.M. Gorodetskiy.

Having gained fame by his literature parodies of L.N. Andreev, M. Gorky, A. Bely, K.D. Balmont, V.Y. Bryusov, F. Sologub, Z.N. Gippius, M.A. Kuzmin and others, Evgeniy Osipovich introduced "great libel books" My hoof (1910). In the book, he parodied famous modern writers, certain works, magazines (Vesy, Russkoye Bogatstvo, Vestnik Yevropy), ridiculed the tabloid printed media. Evgeniy Osipovich created a satirical mask of a rude cynic and tabloid critic, combining wittiness with provocative rudeness, - a feature, which he tried to make "a special attribute of the company".

During the years of World War I Evgeniy Osipovich published books of poems and prose About Germans, sorry for the expression (1915) and In the rear (1916), where along with the military motives were verse pamphlets-parodies of Sologub, Severyanin, Gorodetsky and other writers, whose works had patriotic mood at the beginning of the war.

After October, Evgeniy Osipovich collaborated with satirical magazines Smehach, Begemot, Krokodil, etc. He was the author of plays, sketches, miniatures, vaudevilles for small theaters and cabarets, poems fairy tales for children. He published a collection of short stories Opium and The Real Method (1926).

References

Russian writers. 1800-1917. Biographical Dictionary. Volume 1
1989

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