Aleksey Koltsov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aleksey Koltsov

Russian poet

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1809

Place of Birth: Voronezh, Azov Governorate, Russia

Date of Death: 29-Oct-1842

Profession: writer, businessperson, poet

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Aleksey Vasilievich Koltsov (Russian: ??????´? ????´?????? ??????´?) (October 15, 1809 – October 29, 1842) was a Russian poet who has been called a Russian Burns.
His poems, frequently placed in the mouth of women, stylize peasant-life songs and idealize agricultural labour.
Koltsov earnestly collected Russian folklore which strongly influenced his poetry.
He celebrated simple peasants, their work and their lives.
Many of his poems were put to music by such composers as Dargomyzhsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov.