Buturlin Peter D.

(1859 - 95).
Spent his childhood in Italy, was educated in England and only 15 years, arrived in Russia. Consisted with the Russian Embassy in Rome and Paris. In 1878, Mr.. Buturlin printed in Florence, a book of English verse - "First Trials"; then he began to publish in various journals in London, especially in the "Academy", under the pseudonym Francis Earle. Since the mid 80-ies written exclusively in Russian. Some of his poems published in the "Observer" and "Russian Messenger, but most of them first appeared in the collections of" Sybil "(St. Petersburg, 1890) and" Twenty Sonnets "(Kiev, 1891). In 1896, Mr.. appeared the Sonnets. A posthumous publication "(Kiev) and" Poems, collected after the death of Countess YA.A. Buturlina ". Buturlin had a graceful and beautiful verse, but the content of his poems are very artificial, it devoid of poetry, deep feelings