Vladimir Odoyevsky
Vladimir Odoyevsky | |
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Portrait by Levitsky, 1856 | |
| Born | 13 August 1803 Moscow |
| Died | 11 March 1869 (aged 65) Moscow |
| Literary movement | Romanticism |
Prince Vladimir Fyodorovich Odoyevsky (Russian: Влади́мир Фёдорович Одо́евский, [ɐˈdojɪfskʲɪj]; 11 August [O.S. 30 July] 1803 – 11 March [O.S. 27 February] 1869) was a Russian philosopher, writer, music critic, philanthropist and pedagogue. He became known as the "Russian Hoffmann" and even the "Russian Faust" on account of his keen interest in phantasmagoric tales and musical criticism.