Sasha Chorny
Russian satirist and poet known for his sharp, popular verses.
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He wrote for the magazine Novyi Satirikon after returning to Saint Petersburg in 1908.[1]
Quick Facts
- Born
- 13 October N.S. 1880, Odessa, Russian Empire
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Life and work
His poems in that magazine achieved wide popular acclaim.[1] Chukovsky also stated that every student, physician, and lawyer knew Chorny's verses by heart.[1] Chukovsky himself was a contributor to Satirikon.[1] After his death, Vladimir Nabokov wrote a eulogy for Chorny.[2]
Nabokov said that Chorny left only a few books and a quiet, beauteous shadow.[2] Korney Chukovsky, a fellow writer, observed that upon receiving a new issue, readers would first search for poems by Sasha Chorny.[1]
What the cited sources add
The same essay includes the remark by Korney Chukovsky about readers prioritizing Chorny's poems.[1]
References
- Wikipedia, "Sasha Chorny" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Степанова, Розалия. Обманчивый псевдоним Саши Черного «Слово\Word» 2006, №52. Quote in Russian: "Получив свежий журнал, читатель, прежде всего, искал в нём стих (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sasha Chorny" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Левинг, Юрий. Владимир Набоков и Саша Черный «Старое литературное обозрение» 2001, №1(277). Quote in Russian: "[О]т него осталось только несколько книг и тихая, (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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