Vikenty Vikentyevich Smidovich (16 January 1867 – 3 June 1945), better known by his pen name Vikenty Vikentyevich Veresaev, (Russian: Вике́нтий Вике́нтьевич Вереса́ев) was a Russian and Soviet writer, translator and medical doctor of Polish descent.
Veresaev was born in Tula, where his father was a doctor and noble of Polish origin. Veresaev was a cousin of the later prominent Soviet politician, Pyotr Smidovich.[1] After graduating from the Tula gymnasium in 1884, he attended Saint Petersburg University, taking a master's degree in history in 1888. He then enrolled in University of Dorpat/Yuryev and successfully completed a course in medicine.[2] His first work to appear in print was a collection of poems in 1885. His first short story, "The Puzzle", was published in 1887.[3] In 1890 he toured the coal mines of Donetsk with his brother, gathering material for a collection of sketches called The Underground Kingdom, detailing the struggles and hardships of the exploited miners, which he published in 1892.[2]
Literary careeredit
During the 1890s, Veresaev joined a group known as the Legal Marxists, and he published works in such journals as New Word, Inception and Life. During this period he wrote a cycle of works concerning the intelligentsia’s frame of mind at the turn of the 20th century, including the novella Without a Road (1895), the short story "The Craze" (1898) and the novella At the Turning Point (1902). He also wrote about the difficult position of the Russian peasantry, such as in the short story "Lizar" (1899) which was praised by Vladimir Lenin. His short story "On a Dead-end Road" (1896) and the novella Two Ends (1899–1903) were devoted to the life of the workers.[3]
During the first decade of the 20th century Veresaev was a member of the Sreda (Wednesday) literary group and published his works in Maxim Gorky's Znanie collections. He published his most successful book, the semi-autobiographical Memoirs of a Physician in 1901, in which he sharply criticized the system of Russian medical education.[4] In April 1901 he was dismissed from the hospital where he'd been working because of his political views, and was forbidden to live in Moscow or Saint Petersburg for a period of two years.[2]
In 1904, at the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, he joined the army as a doctor. He told of his experiences in his book In the War, published in 1906. In this work he showed the heroism of Russian soldiers and officers and, at the same time, the corruption of the tsarist army.[2]
Veresaev also wrote a long critical and philosophical work entitled Vital Life, the first book of which (1910) was devoted to a comparative analysis of Fyodor Dostoevsky (Man Accursed) and Leo Tolstoy (Long Live the Whole World!); the second book, Apollo and Dionysius (1915), was a critique of Friedrich Nietzsche's views. In 1911 Veresaev established the Pisately v Moskve Publishing House which he headed until 1918.[3]
After the October Revolution, which he welcomed, he devoted much of his time to cultural development and education. He also completed his cycle of works about the intelligentsia, including the novels The Deadlock (1922) and The Sisters (1933). Despite that The Deadlock was frequently published during 1920s, these two novels were banned by the Soviet censors in 1930s and not republished until the Perestroika. He published his reminiscences In the Years of My Youth in 1927 and In My Student Years in 1929. He also translated works by ancient Greek and Roman authors, including Homer’s Hymns, Sappho, Archilochus and others. At the end of the 1930s he began to translate the Iliad (published in 1949) and the Odyssey (published in 1953).[3]
"In the Steppe", (story), from The Salt Pit, Raduga Publishers, Moscow, 1988.
Referencesedit
^Their grandfathers - respectively, Vikenty Mikhailovich (P.G.Smidovich's grandfather) and Ignatiy Mikhailovich (V.V.Veresaev's grandfather) - were brothers
^ abcdeShavkuta, Anatoly; Tkachenko, Nikolai (1988). Introduction to In the Steppe, from The Salt Pit. Moscow: Raduga Publishers. p. 106. ISBN978-5-05-001671-3.
^ abcde"The Great Soviet Encyclopedia". The Gale Group. 2010. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
^Terras, Victor (1991). A History of Russian Literature. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 474. ISBN978-0-300-05934-2.
October 30, 2023
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions the patronymic is Vikentyevich and the family name is Smidovich Vikenty Vikentyevich Smidovich 16 January 1867 3 June 1945 better known by his pen name Vikenty Vikentyevich Veresaev Russian Vike ntij Vike ntevich Veresa ev was a Russian and Soviet writer translator and medical doctor of Polish descent Vikenty VeresaevBorn 1867 01 16 16 January 1867Tula Russian EmpireDied3 June 1945 1945 06 03 aged 78 Moscow Soviet UnionGenreFiction autobiography criticism translationNotable worksMemoirs of a PhysicianIn the WarThe DeadlockThe SistersSignature Contents 1 Early life 2 Literary career 3 Later life 4 Works 4 1 Novels 4 2 Short stories 4 3 Memoirs and autobiographical works 5 English translations 6 ReferencesEarly life editVeresaev was born in Tula where his father was a doctor and noble of Polish origin Veresaev was a cousin of the later prominent Soviet politician Pyotr Smidovich 1 After graduating from the Tula gymnasium in 1884 he attended Saint Petersburg University taking a master s degree in history in 1888 He then enrolled in University of Dorpat Yuryev and successfully completed a course in medicine 2 His first work to appear in print was a collection of poems in 1885 His first short story The Puzzle was published in 1887 3 In 1890 he toured the coal mines of Donetsk with his brother gathering material for a collection of sketches called The Underground Kingdom detailing the struggles and hardships of the exploited miners which he published in 1892 2 Literary career editDuring the 1890s Veresaev joined a group known as the Legal Marxists and he published works in such journals as New Word Inception and Life During this period he wrote a cycle of works concerning the intelligentsia s frame of mind at the turn of the 20th century including the novella Without a Road 1895 the short story The Craze 1898 and the novella At the Turning Point 1902 He also wrote about the difficult position of the Russian peasantry such as in the short story Lizar 1899 which was praised by Vladimir Lenin His short story On a Dead end Road 1896 and the novella Two Ends 1899 1903 were devoted to the life of the workers 3 During the first decade of the 20th century Veresaev was a member of the Sreda Wednesday literary group and published his works in Maxim Gorky s Znanie collections He published his most successful book the semi autobiographical Memoirs of a Physician in 1901 in which he sharply criticized the system of Russian medical education 4 In April 1901 he was dismissed from the hospital where he d been working because of his political views and was forbidden to live in Moscow or Saint Petersburg for a period of two years 2 In 1904 at the outbreak of the Russo Japanese War he joined the army as a doctor He told of his experiences in his book In the War published in 1906 In this work he showed the heroism of Russian soldiers and officers and at the same time the corruption of the tsarist army 2 Veresaev also wrote a long critical and philosophical work entitled Vital Life the first book of which 1910 was devoted to a comparative analysis of Fyodor Dostoevsky Man Accursed and Leo Tolstoy Long Live the Whole World the second book Apollo and Dionysius 1915 was a critique of Friedrich Nietzsche s views In 1911 Veresaev established the Pisately v Moskve Publishing House which he headed until 1918 3 Later life edit nbsp Portrait of V V Veresaev by Nikolay Andreyevich Andreyev 1923 After the October Revolution which he welcomed he devoted much of his time to cultural development and education He also completed his cycle of works about the intelligentsia including the novels The Deadlock 1922 and The Sisters 1933 Despite that The Deadlock was frequently published during 1920s these two novels were banned by the Soviet censors in 1930s and not republished until the Perestroika He published his reminiscences In the Years of My Youth in 1927 and In My Student Years in 1929 He also translated works by ancient Greek and Roman authors including Homer s Hymns Sappho Archilochus and others At the end of the 1930s he began to translate the Iliad published in 1949 and the Odyssey published in 1953 3 For his outstanding achievements in the field of literature Veresaev was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1945 He was also awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour 3 He died in Moscow in June 1945 2 Works edit nbsp Portrait by Malyutin 1919 Novels edit The Deadlock 1922 The Sisters 1933 Short stories edit The Salt Pit collection Memoirs and autobiographical works edit Memoirs of a Physician 1900 In the War 1908 English translations editMemoirs of a Physician autobiography Alfred A Knopf New York 1916 from Archive org In the War Mitchell Kennerley New York 1917 from Archive org The Deadlock Faber amp Gwyer 1927 The Deadlock Hyperion Press 1974 The Sisters 1933 Sisters Hyperion Press 1974 In the Steppe story from The Salt Pit Raduga Publishers Moscow 1988 References edit Their grandfathers respectively Vikenty Mikhailovich P G Smidovich s grandfather and Ignatiy Mikhailovich V V Veresaev s grandfather were brothers a b c d e Shavkuta Anatoly Tkachenko Nikolai 1988 Introduction toIn the Steppe fromThe Salt Pit Moscow Raduga Publishers p 106 ISBN 978 5 05 001671 3 a b c d e The Great Soviet Encyclopedia The Gale Group 2010 Retrieved 2012 02 17 Terras Victor 1991 A History of Russian Literature New Haven Yale University Press p 474 ISBN 978 0 300 05934 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vikenty Veresaev amp oldid 1182078969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
