Vladimir Filimonov Fiction writer and playwright Date of Birth: 24.02.1787 Country: Estonia

Biography of Vladimir Filimonov

Vladimir Sergeevich Filimonov (1787 - 1858) was a Russian writer and playwright. He studied at Moscow University and later served in various government departments, where he focused on statistical descriptions of the Moscow region. During the Patriotic War, he served as an aide-de-camp to Count Tolstoy and later became the governor of Arkhangelsk.

Filimonov's numerous poems, poems, romances, novels, and dramatic works, as well as translations and articles of various content, were published in major periodicals in the 1820s and 1830s and gained popularity, especially his humorous and melodious verses, reminiscent of the poetry of Yazikov. His best work is the poem "The Foolish Hat," which combines genuine humor with profound thoughts. Pushkin immortalized it with his dedication to Filimonov, writing, "Dear old ladies, you tied a hat at a good time, and, attaching rattles to it, Phoebus himself put it on you" and concluding with the words, "so, as a sign of peaceful greetings, taking off my hat, I bow my head, recognizing the philosopher-poet under a cautious hat."

Delvig, Yazikov, Baratynsky, and Zhukovsky were in friendly relations with Filimonov; he knew many facts about their personal lives and literary activities. His stories and novels, such as "Marital Bliss," "Russian Girl," and "Incomprehensible," were especially popular in their time. He translated Klopstock's tragedy "The Death of Adam" and "Selected Odes by Horace." From 1829 to 1831, he published the literary and theatrical journal "Butterfly." Despite losing his sight and suffering from dropsy, Filimonov continued to write until the end of his life, occasionally publishing his works and preparing his autobiography, "The Life of V.S. Filimonov, Described by Himself."

His works, such as "The System of Natural Law," "Reflections on Legal Sciences," "Prose and Verses by V.F.," "Russian Song," "The Foolish Hat," "The Dinner," and "Moscow," were published separately. References to Filimonov can be found in "Bibliographic Notes" (1859, volume 2), "Illustration" (1858), "St. Petersburg Gazette" (1858), and "Contemporary" (1858, No. 9, "Notes of a New Poet"). His works are also included in the collection edited by S.A. Vengerov (vol. IV).