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Aleksei Remizov


Born
in Moscow, Russian Federation
July 06, 1877

Died
November 26, 1957


Aleksei Mikhailovich Remizov (Russian: Алексей Михайлович Ремизов; 6 July 1877, Moscow — November 26, 1957, Paris) was a Russian modernist writer whose creative imagination veered to the fantastic and bizarre. Apart from literary works, Remizov was an expert calligrapher who sought to revive this medieval art in Russia.

Remizov was reared in the merchant milieu of Moscow. As a student of the Moscow University, he was involved in the radical politics and spent eight years in prison and Siberian exile. At that time, he developed a keen interest in Russian folklore and married a student of ancient Russian art, who brought him in contact with the Roerichs.

In 1905, he settled in Saint Petersburg and started to imitate medieval folk tales. His sel
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Sisters of the Cross

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The Little Devil and Other ...

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Крестовые сестры

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Часы

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Том 1. Пруд

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Взвихренная Русь

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Огонь вещей. Сны и предсонье

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Diavoleria

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The Fifth Pestilence, Toget...

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3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1912 — 7 editions
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On a Field Azure

3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1946 — 4 editions
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