Padalinski Andrei Ivanovich

(1806 - 1886). A native of Kiev, a graduate of St. Petersburg university boarding school, Padalinski served in the post office, and at the end of 1850 he retired and moved to his family estate (Zvenigorod district, Kiev province). Early began to write poetry, but was made in printing the poem "Div and Peri" only in 1827, Mr.. Pushkin and his friends greeted her with a sympathetic. In 1829, Mr.. appeared verse novel Podolinsky "Bor", in 1830. - Poem "The Beggar", in 1837. - The poem "The Death of Peri". The most famous works Podolinsky - Div and Perry "and" Death of Peri "- written in the style of Thomas Moore, enjoyed great public attention and criticism due to the light and graceful form and beauty of the romantic plot. In 1837, Mr.. was published collection of works Podolinsky under the title: "Tales and minor poems". Then placing a few small poems in The Contemporary, . "Library for Reading and several almanacs for 1838 and 1839 years., . Padalinski not to publish anything until 1854, . when events in Eastern war inspired him patriotic poem: "Before the war," and "Allies" (in "Notes of the Fatherland"),
. In 1860, Mr.. NG. Ustrialov published a second edition collection of poems AP, but criticism of the then met them with hostility as a "windbag romantic fantasies that are alien to the requirements of reality and a powerful influence of the Century". Most famous was the poem Podolinsky: "In celebration of 50 anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg University (in 1869), two of its final verse:

. How high is science
. It is a tall man,

. were knocked out on a medal to commemorate the anniversary
. In 1884 - 1886 he. in "Russian Antiquities" was published a few poems Podolinsky written at different times, and in the "Compendium of society to benefit the needy writers and scholars" (1884) - poem: "Mother". Padalinski - a minor poet of the number of followers of Pushkin, and he introduced nothing new in the content of poetry. See. Memoirs AI. Podolinsky "(" Russian Archive ", 1872, books 3 and 4); obituary written O.F. Miller in "Russian Antiquities", . 1886, . ? 2; preface to "unpublished poems Podolinsky", . where is placed his autobiographical note ( "Russian Antiquities", . 1885, . ? 1); article Kiev: "The last of the Pushkin galaxy" ( "Russian Messenger, . 1886, . ? 1),
. More complete list of poems made Podolinsky D. Language ( "Historical Journal", 1889, No. 12).