Interesting facts about Ivan Dmitriev - this is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the work of the Russian fabulist. Dmitriev is one of the prominent Russian representatives of sentimentalism. In addition to writing, he has made a good career for himself in the military and government spheres.
So, here are the most interesting facts about Ivan Dmitriev.
- Ivan Dmitriev (1760-1837) - poet, fabulist, prose writer, memoirist and statesman.
- At the age of 12, Dmitriev was enlisted in the Life Guards of the Semenovsky Regiment.
- Ivan's parents lost almost all of their fortune after the Pugachev uprising. For this reason, the family was forced to move from the Simbirsk province to Moscow (see interesting facts about Moscow).
- When Ivan Dmitriev was 18 years old, he rose to the rank of sergeant.
- Dmitriev was forced to leave his studies at the boarding house, since his father and mother could no longer pay for his education.
- In his youth, Ivan began to write his first poems, which over time he decided to destroy.
- Ivan Dmitriev was engaged in self-education. For example, he managed to independently learn French by reading literature in this language.
- An interesting fact is that Dmitriev's favorite writer was the French fabulist La Fontaine, whose works he translated into Russian.
- There is a known case when Ivan Dmitriev was arrested by the police on a false denunciation. However, for lack of facts of the crime, the poet was soon released.
- Did you know that Dmitriev was not only familiar with the historian Karamzin, but was also a distant relative of him?
- During his service in the army, the fabulist did not take part in any battle.
- The work of Derzhavin, Lomonosov and Sumarokov served as a reference point for Dmitriev.
- The poet published his first works anonymously. It is worth noting that they did not attract much public attention.
- Ivan Ivanovich maintained friendly relations with Pushkin (see interesting facts about Pushkin). Later, he included some excerpts from Dmitriev's stories in several of his works.
- The writer left his military service with the rank of colonel. It is curious that he never aspired to a career, trying to devote as much time as possible to creativity.
- Few know the fact that it was Dmitriev who pushed Ivan Krylov to write fables, as a result of which Krylov became the most popular Russian fabulist.
- Leaving military service, Dmitriev received an invitation from Emperor Alexander I to take the post of Minister of Justice. He spent only 4 years in this position, since he was distinguished by his directness and incorruptibility.
