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For the broad-chested Ossete.120
For the broad-chested Ossete.120
Akhmatova was visiting the Mandelstams in Moscow in May 1934 when the secret police burst in
Akhmatova was visiting the Mandelstams in Moscow in May 1934 when the secret police burst in
Akhmatova was visiting the Mandelstams in Moscow in May 1934 when the secret police burst in
The Mandelstams were exiled to Voronezh, 400 kilometres south of Moscow, returning to t
The Mandelstams were exiled to Voronezh, 400 kilometres south of Moscow, returning to t
The Mandelstams were exiled to Voronezh, 400 kilometres south of Moscow, returning to t
Not like a European capital With the first prize for beauty -
Not like a European capital With the first prize for beauty -
Not like a European capital With the first prize for beauty -
But like stifling exile to the Yenisei,
But like stifling exile to the Yenisei,
But like stifling exile to the Yenisei,
To Ishim, to waterless Irghiz,
To Ishim, to waterless Irghiz,
To Ishim, to waterless Irghiz,
To the corpse stench of rotting bunks -
To the corpse stench of rotting bunks -
To the corpse stench of rotting bunks -
This city, celebrated by the first poet,
This city, celebrated by the first poet,
This city, celebrated by the first poet,
Six months later Mandelstam was re-arrested and sentenced to five years’ penal labour in
Six months later Mandelstam was re-arrested and sentenced to five years’ penal labour in
Six months later Mandelstam was re-arrested and sentenced to five years’ penal labour in
In her memoir about Mandelstam, Akhmatova recalls the final time she saw her friend, st
In her memoir about Mandelstam, Akhmatova recalls the final time she saw her friend, st
In her memoir about Mandelstam, Akhmatova recalls the final time she saw her friend, st
Mandelstam’s seditious poem also played a role in the arrest of Lev Gumilev, Akhmatova
Mandelstam’s seditious poem also played a role in the arrest of Lev Gumilev, Akhmatova
Mandelstam’s seditious poem also played a role in the arrest of Lev Gumilev, Akhmatova
was not the first time, nor the last, that Lev would be arrested. He had never been involved
was not the first time, nor the last, that Lev would be arrested. He had never been involved
was not the first time, nor the last, that Lev would be arrested. He had never been involved
Akhmatova herself was being closely watched by the NKVD during 1935. Its agents followed her
Akhmatova herself was being closely watched by the NKVD during 1935. Its agents followed her
Akhmatova herself was being closely watched by the NKVD during 1935. Its agents followed her
Lev was re-arrested in March 1938. For eight months he was held and tortured in Leningrad’s Kre
Lev was re-arrested in March 1938. For eight months he was held and tortured in Leningrad’s Kre
Lev was re-arrested in March 1938. For eight months he was held and tortured in Leningrad’s Kre
* The sentence was later changed to five years’ labour in the gulag at Norilsk.
* The sentence was later changed to five years’ labour in the gulag at Norilsk.
* The sentence was later changed to five years’ labour in the gulag at Norilsk.
As Akhmatova explained in the short prose piece ‘Instead of a Preface’
As Akhmatova explained in the short prose piece ‘Instead of a Preface’
As Akhmatova explained in the short prose piece ‘Instead of a Preface’
In the terrible years of the Yezhov terror, I spent seventeen months in the prison lines o
In the terrible years of the Yezhov terror, I spent seventeen months in the prison lines o
In the terrible years of the Yezhov terror, I spent seventeen months in the prison lines o
Then something that looked like a smile passed over what had once been her face.12’
Then something that looked like a smile passed over what had once been her face.12’
Then something that looked like a smile passed over what had once been her face.12’
In Requiem Akhmatova became the people’s voice. The poem represented a decisive m
In Requiem Akhmatova became the people’s voice. The poem represented a decisive m
In Requiem Akhmatova became the people’s voice. The poem represented a decisive m
This was when the ones who smiled
This was when the ones who smiled
This was when the ones who smiled
Were the dead, glad to be at rest.
Were the dead, glad to be at rest.
Were the dead, glad to be at rest.
And like a useless appendage, Leningrad
And like a useless appendage, Leningrad
