Igor Severyanin (real name Igor Vasilyevich Lotaryov) was a Russian poet of the 'Silver Age', a translator from Estonian and French, and one of the leading representatives of Russian Futurism. He was born on May 4, 1887, in Saint Petersburg. His parents instilled in him a love of literature and music from an early age. He began writing poetry at the age of eight.
After completing four grades at the Cherepovets Realschule, Severyanin set off with his father for the Far North. This journey had a strong influence on his work, and he adopted the pseudonym 'Severyanin'. In 1905 his first poem, "The Death of Rurik", was published. Between 1905 and 1912, 35 of his poetry collections were released.
In 1911 Severyanin declared himself the founder of a new poetic movement — Ego-Futurism. The poet gained popularity after the publication of the collection "Gromokipyashchiy Kubok" ("The Thunderboiling Cup"). In 1918, at an evening at the Moscow Polytechnic Museum, he was proclaimed the "King of Poets." In 1918 he moved to Estonia and lived there for twenty-four years. He toured France and Yugoslavia and translated works by Adam Mickiewicz, Paul Verlaine, Charles Baudelaire, as well as Estonian and Yugoslav poets. Igor Severyanin died on December 20, 1941, in Tallinn and was buried in the Alexander Nevsky Cemetery.
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