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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.
Feb 29, 2012 · 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”?
Aug 27, 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.
Feb 3, 2022 · Her famously multi-layered, polyphonic, heightened style — on full display in epic poems such as “Poem of the Mountain” and “Poem of the End” — has led many a seasoned translator astray. But below is a subjective guide to some of Tsvetaeva’s best writing accessible in English.
Sep 26, 2013 · Marina Tsvetaeva lived in a strange, turbulent era, which she protested in vain. That strange world would hurt her deeply. Thanks to the success of “Evening Album” (1912), her first book of...
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.
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