Konstantin Batyushkov

Konstantin Batyushkov (18th/29th of May 1787, Vologda, Russian Empire – 7th/19th of July 1855, Vologda, Russian Empire) – Russian poet of the Golden century of Russian literature.

The famous representative of the «Golden age of Russian literature», one of the predecessors of A. Pushkin K. Batushkov descended from the old nobility. He received an outstanding education.

At the beginning of the 1800s he became famous for his poems.

K. Batushkov was eager to serve in the army during the war with Napoleon and received this opportunity. After a heavy injury he was sent to Riga for treatment where he met his great love and devoted many poems to her. Love poems prevaile in this Riga period of his life.

He continued to serve in the army but did not terminate his credo as a poet.

Unfortunately, due to his mental disease K. Batushkov stopped writing poems and died in 1855 in Russia.

He was highly respected in the community of Russian intellectuals.

Alexander Gurin

Source of information: 

Алла Новикова-Строганова «Два креста Константина Батюшкова»