VOLKONSKII Sergey( writer and theatrical figure)
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Biography VOLKONSKII Sergey
(born in 1860). At the end of the course at St. Petersburg University in the Faculty of Philology worked in Borisoglebsky zemstvos, Tambov province. In 1893, Mr.. received from the Ministry of Education trip to the World Exposition in Chicago where he presented papers and lectured in various congresses, on the educational and religious-philosophical. In 1896, Mr.. read in various cities of North America series of lectures on Russian history and literature (published in English, Russian and German). From 1899 to 1902. was director of the Imperial Theaters, and patronized the "new quest", especially in the ballet. Supports a vigorous advocate novoesteticheskoy gymnastics system Dalcroze. Published several articles on aesthetics in the Journal of Europe "(1893 - 1894) and" World of Art "(1898, etc.), . as well as the novel "The Old Medallion" (Herald of Europe) and the report of the Religious Philosophical Society on Religious Freedom in Russia "(" New Way ", . 1903), . Separately published: "Pictures of Russian history and literature" (St. Petersburg, 1897), "Man on the scene", "Art and gesture" (F. d'Udina, translated from French), "Conversations", "Artistic Responses" (St. Petersburg, 1912), "Expressive Man" (1912).
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