author
Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
1865–1941
A leading voice of Russian Symbolism, he brought poetry, fiction, and religious debate together in work that helped shape the intellectual mood of the Silver Age. His novels often turn history into a stage for big questions about faith, power, and the fate of civilization.
6 Audiobooks
The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci, the Forerunner
by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
Le Roman de Léonard de Vinci: La résurrection des Dieux
by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
The Death of the Gods (Christ and Antichrist, 1 of 3)
by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
Akhnaton, King of Egypt
by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
Peter and Alexis: The Romance of Peter the Great
by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
The Life-Work of Flaubert, from the Russian of Merejowski
by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
About the author
Born in St. Petersburg in 1865, Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky became known as a novelist, poet, critic, and religious thinker. He studied history and philology at the University of St. Petersburg and emerged as one of the early major figures of Russian Symbolism, writing with a strong interest in spirituality, culture, and the hidden forces behind history.
He is especially remembered for the historical trilogy Christ and Antichrist, which helped revive the historical novel in Russia. His work joined literary ambition with philosophical and religious themes, and he and his wife, the poet Zinaida Gippius, were important figures in the literary and intellectual life of their time.
After the Russian Revolution, Merezhkovsky lived in exile and spent his later years in Paris, where he died in 1941. His writing remains notable for its blend of imagination, criticism, and spiritual inquiry, making him a distinctive and sometimes provocative presence in modern Russian literature.