Fyodor Sologub
Fyodor Sologub | |
|---|---|
Sologub in 1910 | |
| Born | Fyodor Kuzmich Teternikov 1 March [O.S. 17 February] 1863 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 5 December 1927 (aged 64) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist |
| Literary movement | Russian Symbolism |
| Notable work | The Petty Demon |
Fyodor Sologub (Russian: Фёдор Сологу́б), born Fyodor Kuzmich Teternikov (Russian: Фёдор Кузьми́ч Тете́рников; 1 March [O.S. 17 February] 1863 – 5 December 1927), also known as Theodor Sologub, was a Russian Symbolist poet, novelist, translator, playwright and essayist. He was the first writer to introduce the morbid, pessimistic elements characteristic of European fin de siècle literature and philosophy into Russian prose.