Evgeny Baratynsky

thumb|Evgeny Baratynsky Yevgeny Abramovich Baratynsky (2 March 1800 – 11 July 1844) was a popular Russian philosopher and poet. Quotes We are not masters of ourselves and in our days of youthful folly we hasten to give premature vows the omniscient Fate shall ridicule. Quoted in We'll Live Till Monday (1968) (Russian film) The mysterious power of harmonyWill expiate a heavy delusionAnd tame a revolting desire. Sacred song heals the sick spirit Just thought and thought! Poor artist of the word!High priest of thought! You cannot flee;The word holds all: the world and man,Death, life, and ever-unveiled truth. (1840) From the Ends to the Beginning: A Bilingual Anthology of Russian Poetry, Northwestern University (2001) Quotes about One of Baratynsky’s major themes was man’s alienation from nature with the rise of industrialization. In this he went against the grain of popularity at the time; On This Day in 1844 Poet Yevgeny Baratynsky Died, The Moscow Times, (11 July 2019) External links Yevgeny Baratynsky Evgeny Baratynsky Category:Philosophers from Russia Category:Poets from Russia category:Romantic poets category:1800 births category:1844 deaths