Background
KLYCHKOV, Sergey was born on July 13, 1889 in village Dubrovki, Tver’ Province. Son of a shoemaker.
KLYCHKOV, Sergey was born on July 13, 1889 in village Dubrovki, Tver’ Province. Son of a shoemaker.
Fought in World War 1. 1908 first work published. From first collections of poems — Pesni (Songs) (1911) and Potayonnyy sad (The Hidden Garden) (1913) — onwards belonged to so-called ’’new peasant” school (N. Klyuyov, S. Yesenin, etc).
Developed themes from Russian songs and fairy-tales, re-interpreted them in the spirit of symbolism and appeared as a romanticist. In 1920’s turned to prose with the novels Sakhamyy nemets (The Sugar-Coated German) (1925). Chertukhinskiy balakir' (The Chertukhin Pitcher) (1926), etc.
The rejection of modem reality and machine civilization, a fondness for olden times and the patriarchal system and preoccupation with motifs of doom and pessimism are clearly expressed in Klychkov’s works. In prose adhered to the narrative style and was a master at rich colloquial speech. In 1930’s did translations and lit versions of folk epics of the peoples of the USSR (Vogul and Kir epics, Shota Rustaveli, etc).
1937 arrested by State Security organs.