Anna Akhmatova
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Anna Akhmatova was a major Russian poet of the 20th century whose work is considered central to modern poetry. She matters because her powerful, emotionally direct verses about love, loss, and suffering during turbulent historical periods earned her recognition as one of the most important poets of her time.
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- Born
- 23 June 1889
- Died
- 5 March 1966
- Works
- 115
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- Pis'ma
- Серебряный век
- Belaia staia
- Stikhotvoreniia i poemy
- Stikhotvorenii͡a i poėmy
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Anna Andreyevna Gorenko (23 June [O.S. 11 June] 1889 – 5 March 1966), known by her pen name Anna Akhmatova, was a Russian and Soviet poet. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1965 and 1966.
Akhmatova's work ranges from short lyric poems to intricately structured cycles, such as Requiem (1935–40), her tragic masterpiece about the Stalinist terror. Her style, characterised by its economy and emotional restraint, was strikingly original and distinctive to her contemporaries. The strong and clear leading female voice struck a new chord in Russian poetry. Her writing can be said to fall into two periods – the early work (1912–25) and her later work (from around 1936 until her death), divided by a decade of reduced literary output. Her work was condemned and censored by Stalinist authorities, and she is notable for choosing not to emigrate and remaining in the Soviet Union, acting as witness to the events around her. Her perennial themes include meditations on time and memory, and the difficulties of living and writing in the shadow of Stalinism.
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