Поэты и писатели
Derzhavin Gavriil Romanovich
Russian poet of the Enlightenment, statesman of the Russian Empire, senator, active privy councillor.
Life in the Novgorod province inspired Derzhavin to create a number of his best lyric poems - “Praise of rural life”, “Russian girls”, “Silence”, “Hunter”, “Village life”, “Freedom”, “Summer”, “Autumn” , "Peasant holiday", "Rainbow" and others. Novgorod landscapes, Russian customs and beliefs are captured in these poems.
The last years of his life the poet spent on Novgorod land in his estate Zvanka.
Derzhavin died in 1816. The coffin with his body was sent along the Volkhov on a barge. The poet found his last refuge in the Transfiguration Cathedral near Veliky Novgorod. This cathedral was located on the territory of the Varlaamo-Khutynsky monastery. The wife of Derzhavin Gavriil Romanovich, Daria Alekseevna, was also buried here. The monastery was destroyed during the Great Patriotic War. Derzhavin's grave was also damaged. The reburial of the remains took place in 1959. They were moved to Novgorod Detinets. In connection with the 250th anniversary of Derzhavin in 1993, the remains of the poet were returned to the Varlaamo-Khutynsky monastery. In 1993, in Zvanka, on the top of the Zvansky hill on the banks of the Volkhov River, a memorial sign was erected and consecrated by the Archbishop of Novgorod and Starorussky Lion, designed by the Novgorod artist Fedot Shishov. Since that time, Derzhavin readings have been held at the memorial sign.
The last years of his life the poet spent on Novgorod land in his estate Zvanka.
Derzhavin died in 1816. The coffin with his body was sent along the Volkhov on a barge. The poet found his last refuge in the Transfiguration Cathedral near Veliky Novgorod. This cathedral was located on the territory of the Varlaamo-Khutynsky monastery. The wife of Derzhavin Gavriil Romanovich, Daria Alekseevna, was also buried here. The monastery was destroyed during the Great Patriotic War. Derzhavin's grave was also damaged. The reburial of the remains took place in 1959. They were moved to Novgorod Detinets. In connection with the 250th anniversary of Derzhavin in 1993, the remains of the poet were returned to the Varlaamo-Khutynsky monastery. In 1993, in Zvanka, on the top of the Zvansky hill on the banks of the Volkhov River, a memorial sign was erected and consecrated by the Archbishop of Novgorod and Starorussky Lion, designed by the Novgorod artist Fedot Shishov. Since that time, Derzhavin readings have been held at the memorial sign.
- birthday_date: 14 July 1743
- birthday_place: село Сокуры, Лаишевский уезд, Казанская губерния
- death_date: 20 July 1816
- activity: Поэты и писатели