Nikolay Yazykov

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Nikolay Mikhailovich Yazykov (Russian: Николай Михайлович Языков, March 4, 1803, Simbirsk - December 26 1846, Moscow) was a Russian poet and Slavophile.

Yazykov was born in Simbirsk to a family of land lords. His poems were first printed in 1819. He studied at the philosophy department of Tartu University in 1822—1829. During this time, he created his own poetical "light" style.

He started to collect Russian folk poetry in 1826, together with P. Kireevsky. In that period, he became closer to Slavophiles, among them Konstantin Aksakov and Aleksey Khomyakov. After residence abroad from 1838, he returned to Moscow in 1843.