Stanisław Młodożeniec
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Stanisław Młodożeniec (born 31 January 1895 in Dobrocice
- died 21 January 1959 in Warsaw
) was a poet, and a founder of Polish futurism
. He was born to a well-to-do peasant family in 1895 in the village of Dobrocice
, near Sandomierz
. Captured in 1915 by the retreating Russian army, Mlodozeniec was taken to Moscow
where he attended the Polish gymnasium in order to avoid military service. After returning to Poland
in 1918, he studied Polish literature
at the Jagellonian University. Along with Tytus Czyżewski
and Bruno Jasieński
he founded the futurist club Katarynka, and participated in futurist activities. Between 1922 and 1939 he worked as a high school teacher and during the 1930's he became politically active in the peasants' party. After the war he lived in London
, before returning in 1958 to Poland
, where he died in 1959 in Warsaw
.
Dobrocice
Dobrocice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilczyce, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Wilczyce, north-west of Sandomierz, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...
- died 21 January 1959 in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
) was a poet, and a founder of Polish futurism
Futurism
Futurism was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century.Futurism or futurist may refer to:* Afrofuturism, an African-American and African diaspora subculture* Cubo-Futurism* Ego-Futurism...
. He was born to a well-to-do peasant family in 1895 in the village of Dobrocice
Dobrocice
Dobrocice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilczyce, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Wilczyce, north-west of Sandomierz, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...
, near Sandomierz
Sandomierz
Sandomierz is a city in south-eastern Poland with 25,714 inhabitants . Situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sandomierz County . Sandomierz is known for its Old Town, a major tourist attraction...
. Captured in 1915 by the retreating Russian army, Mlodozeniec was taken to 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...
where he attended the Polish gymnasium in order to avoid military service. After returning to Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
in 1918, he studied Polish literature
Polish literature
Polish literature is the literary tradition of Poland. Most Polish literature has been written in the Polish language, though other languages, used in Poland over the centuries, have also contributed to Polish literary traditions, including Yiddish, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German and...
at the Jagellonian University. Along with Tytus Czyżewski
Tytus Czyzewski
Tytus Czyżewski was a Polish painter, art theoretician, Futurist poet, playwright, member of the Polish Formists, and Colorist.In 1902 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in the painting studios of Józef Mehoffer and Leon Wyczółkowski. Czyżewski travelled to Paris and learned from the...
and Bruno Jasieński
Bruno Jasienski
Bruno Jasieński was a Polish poet and the leader of the Polish futurist movement.Bruno Jasieński was born Wiktor Zysman on 17 July 1901 in Klimontów in southern Congress Poland, Russian Empire to a Polish family of Jewish and German roots, but from his mother's side he was a descendant of the...
he founded the futurist club Katarynka, and participated in futurist activities. Between 1922 and 1939 he worked as a high school teacher and during the 1930's he became politically active in the peasants' party. After the war he lived in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, before returning in 1958 to Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, where he died in 1959 in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
.