Yevgeny Rein
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Yevgeny Borisovich Rein ' onMouseout='HidePop("71829")' href="/topics/Leningrad">Leningrad
) is a Russia
n poet
and writer. His poetry won the State Prize of Russia (1997), Pushkin Prize
of Russia, and Tsarskoe Selo Art Prize (1997).
In 1960s, along with Joseph Brodsky
, Dmitri Bobyshev, and Anatoly Naiman, he was one of the Akhmatova's Orphans
, a well-known poetic group from Leningrad
. Since 1979 Rein participated in the publication of "Metropol" almanac. His poems were published in samizdat
and Soviet underground papers.
His first book was published in 1984 (The Names of Bridges) after a "careful" censorship. A well-known poet and free-thinker, the elder friend of Joseph Brodsky
and Sergei Dovlatov, he became a member of Russian Writer's Union only in 1987, during the perestroika
.
Rein now lives in Moscow
.
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
) is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and writer. His poetry won the State Prize of Russia (1997), Pushkin Prize
Pushkin Prize
The Pushkin Prize was established in 1881 by the Russian Academy of Sciences to honor one of the greatest Russian poets Alexander Pushkin . The prize was awarded to the Russian who achieved the highest standard of literary excellence. The prize was discontinued during the Soviet period. It was...
of Russia, and Tsarskoe Selo Art Prize (1997).
In 1960s, along with Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky
Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky , was a Russian poet and essayist.In 1964, 23-year-old Brodsky was arrested and charged with the crime of "social parasitism" He was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1972 and settled in America with the help of W. H. Auden and other supporters...
, Dmitri Bobyshev, and Anatoly Naiman, he was one of the Akhmatova's Orphans
Akhmatova's Orphans
Akhmatova Orphans were a group of Russian poets from Saint Petersburg. Their name was a reference to Anna Akhmatova. They were:*Joseph Brodsky*Yevgeny Rein*Anatoly Naiman*Dmitri Bobyshev...
, a well-known poetic group from Leningrad
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
. Since 1979 Rein participated in the publication of "Metropol" almanac. His poems were published in samizdat
Samizdat
Samizdat was a key form of dissident activity across the Soviet bloc in which individuals reproduced censored publications by hand and passed the documents from reader to reader...
and Soviet underground papers.
His first book was published in 1984 (The Names of Bridges) after a "careful" censorship. A well-known poet and free-thinker, the elder friend of Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky
Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky , was a Russian poet and essayist.In 1964, 23-year-old Brodsky was arrested and charged with the crime of "social parasitism" He was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1972 and settled in America with the help of W. H. Auden and other supporters...
and Sergei Dovlatov, he became a member of Russian Writer's Union only in 1987, during the perestroika
Perestroika
Perestroika was a political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during 1980s, widely associated with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev...
.
Rein now lives 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...
.
Books
- Selected poems (preface by J. Brodsky, V. Kulle, M., SPb, 2001
- Its boring without Dovlatov, SPb, 1997
External links
- Evgeny Rein on Poetry International Web
- Evgeny Rein. Selected poems. Preface by Joseph Brodsky. Edited by Valentina Polukhina ISBN 1852245239
- Poetry by Evgeny Rein (Russian) http://www.vavilon.ru/texts/prim/rein0.html