Koltsov, Aleksei Vasilievich (1809–1842)

Russian poet. His poetry is mainly concerned with his peasant background and nature, and in form and style is close to folklore. Through his friendship with the critic Vissarion Belinski, he became a noted figure in St Petersburg literary circles. Belinski helped him publish a volume of verse, Stikhotvoreniia Alekseia Koltsova/Poetry of Aleksei Koltsov, in 1835.