Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok

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A Russian poet who wrote Symbolist poems such as The Twelve

proper noun

: Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok

Many literature courses include the poetry of Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok among their Russian Symbolist readings.

Examples

The famous Russian poet Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok was born in Saint Petersburg.
In his lecture, the professor quoted Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok to illustrate the themes of revolution in Russian poetry.
The influence of Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok can be seen in the works of later twentieth-century poets.
Did you read any poems by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok?
In his lecture, the professor quoted Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok to illustrate the themes of revolution in Russian poetry.
Many literature courses include the poetry of Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok among their Russian Symbolist readings.
The influence of Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok can be seen in the works of later twentieth-century poets.

Surface Forms

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok main

Morphology

Aleksandr + Aleksandrovich + Blok

This item is a personal name (a full proper noun) whose referential/encyclopedic meaning (a notable Russian poet and his dates) cannot be derived from the individual name components. While a learner might recognise the patronymic '-ovich' as Russian, that morphological cue does not let a B1 learner infer the person's profession, significance, or biographical details, so the expression is non-compositional for vocabulary learning.

Etymology

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok was a Russian poet who wrote bold, mysterious poems that mix city life, myth, and deep feeling. His famous long poem 'The Twelve' about the 1917 revolution and his love poems like 'Verses About the Beautiful Lady' help us remember him as a leading voice of his time.