Konstantin Olimpov

Konstantin Konstantinovich Olimpov (Russian: Константин Константинович Олимпов) (1889 – 1940) Real name Konstantin Konstantinovich Fofanov (Russian: Константин Константинович Фофанов)

Konstantin Olimpov was a poet and son of Symbolist poet Konstantin Mikhailovich Fofanov (1862–1911).[1] Along with Igor Severyanin, Olimpov was one of the founding members of Ego-Futurism.[2] A disagreement between Olimpov and Severyanin caused Severyanin to leave the group of Ego-Futurists in the Autumn of 1912.[3] He also co-founded The Academy of Ego-Poetry with fellow Ego-Futurists Graal Arelsky.

References

  1. ^ Lauwers, Lenie (1993). Igor'-Severjanin: his life and work--the formal aspects of his poetry. Peeters Publishers. p. 13. ISBN 9789068314915. 
  2. ^ Markov, Vladimir (1968). Russian futurism: a history. University of California Press. p. 69. OCLC 438701. 
  3. ^ Lawton, Anna M. (2005). Words in revolution: Russian futurist manifestoes, 1912-1928. New Academia Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 9780974493473.