Poet. Born in 1902 in Saint Petersburg. In 1919, he left with his family for Istanbul, and in 1922, for Paris. He associated with poets, writers, and artists from the avant-garde groups “Gatarapak,” “Chamber of Poets,” and “Through.” He was a friend of Boris Poplavsky. In 1924, he moved with his family to Berlin. Thanks to his long-standing work in socialist organizations, he obtained a Soviet passport and in 1926 left for the USSR. He lived and worked in Moscow, Rybinsk, Tiflis, and Kharkiv. In 1927, he was arrested and exiled to Solovki. After his release in 1932, he lived in many cities until he was arrested again in Kerch in 1937. After his arrest, Sveshnikov was sent to the Ukhtpechlag camp, where he was executed in 1938.