Born in Voronezh. From the age of nine he began to study literacy and in 1820 he entered a two-class district school. In 1825, Koltsov began to write poetry. His first poem, “Three Visions,” was destroyed shortly after it was written. At the end of the 1820s, from under the pen of Koltsov come the poems “Lamentations” (1829), “Earthly happiness” (1830), “The Traveler” (1828). In 1827, Koltsov became seriously ill with fever and was bedridden for a long time. Soon there are touching and a little
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Born in Voronezh. From the age of nine he began to study literacy and in 1820 he entered a two-class district school. In 1825, Koltsov began to write poetry. His first poem, “Three Visions,” was destroyed shortly after it was written. At the end of the 1820s, from under the pen of Koltsov come the poems “Lamentations” (1829), “Earthly happiness” (1830), “The Traveler” (1828). In 1827, Koltsov became seriously ill with fever and was bedridden for a long time. Soon there are touching and a little sad poems “First love”, “Betrayal of the constricted”, “The Last Struggle” and became a popular romance “Separation”. By the early 1830s, Koltsov became a famous poet in Voronezh. In 1830, Koltsov’s poems first appeared in print. Recorded by the poet V.I.Sukhachev, they are published in the collection "Films from the notebook of Vasily Sukhachev". In 1831 N.V.Stankevich came to Voronezh. On his recommendation in the "Literary newspaper" published one of the "Russian songs" " Ring, and in 1835 on the collected subscription money Stankevich publishes the first collection of the poet - "Poems Alexei Koltsov". In 1831, Koltsov came to Moscow, met Belinsky, Glinka, and in St. Petersburg met with Zhukovsky, Odoevsky, Krylov and Pushkin. At the same time refers to the creation of the Duma "Forest". In September 1840, Koltsov for the last time went to Moscow on behalf of his father. Having made several unprofitable deals, he decided to stay in Moscow, but soon the money runs out and Koltsov returns to his angry father. After some time, Koltsov falls ill with consumption at the age of 33 years dies.