Konstantin Balmont

Konstantin Balmont

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'''Konstantin Dmitriyevich Balmont''' ({{lang-rus|Константи́н Дми́триевич Ба́льмо́нт|p=|a=Konstantin Dmitriyevich Bal'mont.ru.vorb.oga}}; {{OldStyleDate|15 June|1867|3 June}} – 23 December 1942) was a Russian [[symbolism (arts)| symbolist]] poet and translator who became one of the major figures of the [[Silver Age of Russian Poetry]].
'''Konstantin Dmitriyevich Balmont''' ({{lang-rus|Константи́н Дми́триевич Ба́льмо́нт|p=|a=Konstantin Dmitriyevich Bal'mont.ru.vorb.oga}}; {{OldStyleDate|15 June|1867|3 June}} – 23 December 1942) was a [[Russian symbolist]] poet and translator who became one of the major figures of the [[Silver Age of Russian Poetry]].


Balmont's early education came from his mother, who knew several foreign languages, valued literature and theater, and exerted a strong influence on her son. He then attended two [[Gymnasium (school) | gymnasium]]s, being expelled from the first for political activities and graduating from the second. He started studying law at the [[Imperial Moscow University]] in 1886 but was quickly expelled for taking part in student unrest. He tried again at the [[Yaroslavl State University | Demidov Law College]] from 1889 but dropped out in 1890.
Balmont's early education came from his mother, who knew several foreign languages, valued literature and theater, and exerted a strong influence on her son. He then attended two [[Gymnasium (school) | gymnasium]]s, being expelled from the first for political activities and graduating from the second. He started studying law at the [[Imperial Moscow University]] in 1886 but was quickly expelled for taking part in student unrest. He tried again at the [[Yaroslavl State University | Demidov Law College]] from 1889 but dropped out in 1890.