Alexander Blok was born in St. Petersburg on Nov. 28, 1880 in the family of Professor of Philosophy and Law, Warsaw University A. L.
Block. His grandfather on his mother A. N. Beketov was an eminent scientist, rector of St. Petersburg University. Childhood years spent in the family unit Beketovyh, lived in his grandfather's estate Shakhmatovo (not far from Mr.. Klina). In 1906,
Block graduated from the historical-philological faculty of St. Petersburg University. Poetry began writing while still a student. In 1902, the unit made its debut poetic cycle 'From initiations' in the journal 'New Path'. In the early period unit was under the influence of the philosophy of Vladimir. Solovyov. In 1898-1904 years he creates a series of 'Verses on the Beautiful Lady', imbued with mystical aspirations of coming into the world of the Eternal Feminine, and made his first book. Already in the second book of poems (1904-1908) mystical mood overshadowed by. Until 1916
block creates all his main works, combined in the third book of poems (1907-1916). After 1916 there comes a pause in the poetic works of Blok. The first written after nearly two years of silence work - the poem 'Twelve' (January 1918). In the same year,
Block wrote a poem 'skews'. Poet died Aug. 7, 1921 in his apartment on the embankment of the river Buckles. August 10 Bloc buried in the Smolensk cemetery with the graves of his relatives - Beketovyh. 27-28 September 1944 the remains were reburied on the
Block Literatorskie jetty Volkov cemetery.
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