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 harmony Will expiate a heavy delusion And 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)