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Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (Russian: Марина Ивановна Цветаева, IPA: [mɐˈrʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə tsvʲɪˈta(j)ɪvə]; 8 October [O.S. 26 September] 1892 – 31 August 1941) was a Russian poet.
Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva (also Marina Cvetaeva and Marina Tsvetayeva) was born in Moscow. Her father was a professor and founder of the Museum of Fine Arts, and her mother, who died of tuberculosis when Marina was 14, was a concert pianist.
Tsvetaeva, whose early years were spent largely in Western Europe, once said that her “native language was German.” How do we explain this fact about the poet Boris Pasternak called “the most Russian poet of us all”?
Apr 12, 2024 · Marina Ivanovna Tsvetayeva was a Russian poet whose verse is distinctive for its staccato rhythms, originality, and directness and who, though little known outside Russia, is considered one of the finest 20th-century poets in the Russian language.
Marina Tsvetaeva was a child prodigy and a polyglot. At the age of 6, she began writing poetry in Russian and took rigorous piano lessons. At 16, she was studying at the Sorbonne in Paris, and around the same time, she started writing poetry in French and German.
Laughter, shadows, ominous, And the pain that will not pass. Paris, June 1909. Note: Rostand’s play L’Aiglon concerns the unhappy life of the Duke of Reichstadt, the son of Napoleon I and Marie Louise, lived under the surveillance of Metternich at the Schönbrunn Palace.
Aug 2, 2021 · Often cited as one of the greatest Russian poets of the 20th century, Marina Tsvetaeva lived a tempestuous life, from her early demonstrations of talent to her early death.
