Boris Golovin
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Boris Golovin is a Russian
singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Golovin published his first book of poetry in Moscow
in 1987.
, faculty of journalism.
1982 - 1987. Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
, faculty of poetry.
, Modernism
Since the late 1980s readers have ranked Boris Golovin's poetry as one of the more influential in the neoclassical movement. But the poet himself has often emphasized that, strictly speaking, the word 'neoclassical' suffers from tautology
. Classical poetry as such descends from the Golden Age
; its distinctive and unique feature artificially fits in the remote past and the future, evermore new and old simultaneously. This idea is close to Albert Einstein
's statement, that our being does not exist at all, there is only past and future permanently flowing into one another.
Boris Golovin has always strongly declined any association with literary grouping.
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Golovin published his first book of poetry in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in 1987.
Education
1975 - 1979. Moscow State UniversityMoscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
, faculty of journalism.
1982 - 1987. Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
The Maxim Gorky Literature Institute is a higher education institute in Moscow. It is located at 25 Tver Bulvar in Central Moscow.It was founded in 1933 on the initiative of Maxim Gorky, and received its current name at Gorky's death in 1936....
, faculty of poetry.
Literary movement
NeoclassicismNeoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
, Modernism
Modernism
Modernism, in its broadest definition, is modern thought, character, or practice. More specifically, the term describes the modernist movement, its set of cultural tendencies and array of associated cultural movements, originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society...
Since the late 1980s readers have ranked Boris Golovin's poetry as one of the more influential in the neoclassical movement. But the poet himself has often emphasized that, strictly speaking, the word 'neoclassical' suffers from tautology
Tautology (rhetoric)
Tautology is an unnecessary or unessential repetition of meaning, using different and dissimilar words that effectively say the same thing...
. Classical poetry as such descends from the Golden Age
Golden Age
The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology and legend and refers to the first in a sequence of four or five Ages of Man, in which the Golden Age is first, followed in sequence, by the Silver, Bronze, and Iron Ages, and then the present, a period of decline...
; its distinctive and unique feature artificially fits in the remote past and the future, evermore new and old simultaneously. This idea is close to Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...
's statement, that our being does not exist at all, there is only past and future permanently flowing into one another.
Boris Golovin has always strongly declined any association with literary grouping.
Books
- "The flight of a swift" ("Полёт стрижа") 1987
- "Beetles and Giants" ("Жуки и великаны") 1999
- "An overcoat for two" ("Пальто на двоих")] 2009
- "Jamé" (The mundane notes of an idiot). Book of poems. 2010 A.D." "ЖАМЭ" (Бытовые записки идиота). Книга стихотворений. 2010 A.D." 2011
Titles and honours
- 1990. First Prize at the competition of poets and bards which took place at the Central House of Writers, MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. - 1995. Second Prize at the All-Russia Television Competition of Bards. The competition was transmitted on the 1st channel of State Television and on the International Channel as well.
External links
- http://www.youtube.com/user/AngelNickolas
- http://boris-golovin.livejournal.com
- / http://poezia.ru/user.php?uname=BorGolovin
- http://gallery.vavilon.ru/img/stage/golovin01/id_3290
- http://www.litkarta.ru/russia/moscow/persons/golovin-b
- http://www.poesis.ru/poeti-poezia/golovin/biograph.htm
- http://magazines.russ.ru/znamia/2003/9/golov.html
- http://www.stihi.ru/avtor/borisgolovin
- http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Golovine#Liens_externes