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Blok, Alexander Alexandrovich (1880-1921) - poet, critic. He was born in 1880 in the familly of a scientist and the daughter of A. N. Beketov, a famous naturalist. He graduated from the University of St. Petersburg at the Faculty of History and Philology. The first poems of A. Blok were published in the almanac "Vulture", "Magazine for everyone" and "New Way". The first printed edition of poems entitled "Poems about a Beautiful Lady" was published in 1905 in Moscow, where the second collection "Accidental Joy" was issued 2 years later. Childhood years and the events of the early twientieth century were a good experience for writing the poem "Stranger", which was included in the first book. In 1908, the poet published his third collection of poems under the title "The Earth in the Snow". In 1907 - 1908 in St. Petersburg, A. Blok issued several cycles of poems "Snow Mask" and "Lyrical Dramas", which included the works "Balaganchik", "The King on the Square", "Stranger". For the first time, "Balaganchik" was staged by V. Meyerhold on the stage of the V. Komissarzhevskaya Theater in St. Petersburg, but later this play was presented in other cities.

In 1908 in Moscow, the writer translated Grillparzer's tragedy "The Mother" into Russian, supplementing it with an introductory article and notes. In the IX issue of the almanac "Rosehip" (1909), A. Blok prints the drama "The Song of Fate". The fourth collection of poems "Night Hours" (1911) was published in Moscow, and in 1912 - a three-volume collection of poetry. The poet introduced new methods of writing poetry, where a free attitude to metrics and rhythm is allowed in order to emphasize the necessary feelings. In 1907-1908 he worked in the critical department of the periodical "Golden Fleece", for the publication "The History of Russian literature" wrote an article "Spells and spells". In the critical works of A. Blok, in addition to being scientific, there is also a lyrical tone. He artistically translated the works of Byron, Heine and Rutbef into Russian, without significantly departing from the originals. Articles in periodicals and in books by Modest Hoffman, A. Izmailov, Andrey Bely, Gippius, D. Filosofov, D. Merezhkovsky and others are devoted to Alexander Blok. Alexander Blok died in 1921.