Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Voznesensky

British  
/ vəznɪˈsjɛnskij /

noun

  1. Andrei ( Andreievich ) (anˈdrjej).1933–2010, Russian poet, noted for his experimental style

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

There’s a Russian rock opera about their story, based on a poem by one of Russia’s “big three” modern poets, Andrei Voznesensky.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 1, 2025

And, she said, “he brought over the great Russian poets Yevtushenko and Voznesensky, and he worked with them to get Russian dissidents released from prison.”

From New York Times Feb. 23, 2023

Kennedy began their conversation that day by asking Ginsberg a very un-senatorial question: which of two Russian poets, Andrei Voznesensky or Yevgeny Yevtushenko, he preferred.

From The Guardian May 27, 2018

The fact that Voznesensky came to poetry as a graduate of the Institute of Architecture in his native Moscow reveals itself in his visual imagery.

From The Guardian Jun. 3, 2010

He went off with the noisy group of Rogojin's friends towards the Voznesensky, while the prince's route lay towards the Litaynaya.

From The Idiot by Martin, Eva M.

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training