On the pages of Grigory Petnikov’s biography. Episodic notes on the poet’s life and creative activity

Tatarintseva R. I.

Main periods of life and creative activity of the outstanding Russian poet of the XXth century Grigory N. Petnikov (1894-1971) are described in the article, originally – “the furutist of the second call”, the second global President, whose creative activity both as a poet and a translator has obvious historic and literary significance. Substantial part of the notes is a response to the academic biography of the poet, published in 2019, which has become a significant contribution to the Russian literary study of the newest time, and appreciation of Aleksei Timirgazin’s work, a scrupulous researcher and the author of the poet’s biography.

Keywords:futurism, word-making, biography, literary translation, epistolary heritage, folklore, research, tercet.