| Dmitry Nikolayevich Sadovnikov | |
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| Born | Дмитрий Николаевич Садовников (1847-05-07)7 May 1847 Ryazan, Russian Empire |
| Died | 31 December 1883(1883-12-31) (aged 36) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Occupation(s) | poet, folklorist, ethnographer |
| Spouse | Varvara Lazareva |
Dmitry Nikolayevich Sadovnikov (Дмитрий Николаевич Садовников, 7 May 1847 in Simbirsk, Russian Empire – 31 December 1883 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Russian poet, folklorist and ethnographer.
Among his major works were acclaimed compilations «Загадки русского народа» (1876), "The Pagan Dreams of Russia" (1882) and «Записки Императорского Русского географического общества» (1884).
Works
Notable works include :
- «Русская земля, Жегули и Усолье на Волге» , (in journal «Беседа», 1872, № 11 и 12),
- «Подвиги русских людей» (in «Грамотей», 1873, № 1, 2, 3, 8, 11 и 12)
- «Загадки русского народа» (1876)
- «Языческие сны русского народа» (1882), text book
- «Наши землепроходцы» (1874, 2nd ed. 1897), text book
- «Из летней поездки по Волге» (in «Век», 1883, Book I)
- «Сказки и предания Самарского края» (in «Записки Императорского Русского географического общества» vol.12) (1884)
He also wrote poetry under the pseudonyms Д. Волжанин and Жанрист.
Legacy
The poetic legacy of Sadovnikov who died in poverty and has never received wide recognition, is generally underrated. For one, D.S. Mirsky considered him "worthy of mention", and claimed him to be the second Russian poet of the 1870s after Nekrasov.
Sadovnikov has never received due credit even for his most famous poem, Iz-za ostrova na strezhen ("The Carnival is Over"). Set to a popular folk melody, this piece about ataman Stenka Razin is widely considered to be part of Russian musical folklore.
References
- Agafonov, N. "Sadovnikov, Dmitry Nikolayevich". Zavolzhskaya Biblioteka // biografija.ru. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- Prince D. S. Mirsky, Francis James Whitfield: A history of Russian literature from its beginnings to 1900. Northwestern University Press, 1958, С. 244. ISBN 978-0-8101-1679-5. (English)
- Korolyov, V.N. "Has Stepan Razin Really Drowned a Princess?". Razdory Ethnography Museum site. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- Rozanov, Ivan. From Book to Folklore. How poems become folk songs. Literaturny Kritik. No.4, 1935 // От книги в фольклор. Какие стихи становятся популярной песней. // "Литературный критик 4 (1935). Pp. 2-3.
External links
- "Iz-za ostrova na strezhen" (Из-за острова на стрежень) by Anna German.