Alexander Odoevsky
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Odoevsky.
Alexander Ivanovich Odoevsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Одо́евский, romanized: Aleksandr Ivanovich Odoevskiy, November 26 (December 8), 1802 – October 10 (22) or August 15 (27), 1839) was a Russian poet and playwright, one of the leading figures of the 1825 Decembrist revolt. One of Odoevsky's lines, "Iz iskry vozgoritsa plamya" (Из искры возгорится пламя, One spark will start a flame), has come down in history as a long-lasting slogan of the Russian revolutionary movement. It was chosen as a motto (signed as: the "Decembrists' reply to Pushkin") for the Lenin-founded newspaper Iskra, also giving the magazine its title, which means "spark".[1]
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Alexander Ivanovich Odoevsky | |
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Native name | Александр Иванович Одоевский |
Born | (1802-12-08)8 December 1802 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Died | 22 October 1839(1839-10-22) (aged 36) Psezuape, Russian Empire |
Language | Russian |
Nationality | Russian |
Genre | Poetry, drama |
Notable works | Prophetic strings' igniting sounds |
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