Dmitry Sadovnikov


Dmitry Nikolayevich Sadovnikov was a Russian poet, folklorist and ethnographer.
Among his major works were acclaimed compilations «Загадки русского народа» , "The Pagan Dreams of Russia" and «Записки Императорского Русского географического общества» .

Works

Notable works include :
He also wrote poetry under the pseudonyms Д. Волжанин and Жанрист.

Legacy

The poetic legacy of Sadovnikov who died in poverty and has never received wide recognition, is generally underrated. For one, D.S. Mirsky considered him "worthy of mention", and claimed him to be the second Russian poet of the 1870s after Nekrasov.
Sadovnikov has never received due credit even for his most famous poem, Iz-za ostrova na strezhen. Set to a popular folk melody, this piece about ataman Stenka Razin is widely considered to be part of Russian musical folklore.