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Nikolay Gumilev
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Russian poet (1886-1921)
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Nikolay Gumilev was a Russian poet, writer, military officer, and translator. Born in Kronstadt in 1886, he was a member of the Acmeist poetry movement and the Dichterzunft. He wrote in Russian and used the pseudonym Anatoly Grant. His works include the prose and narrative poetry collections Chugoe Nebo, Gemchuga, and Kolchan.
Gumilev served in World War I and received the Cross of St. George and the Order of Saint Stanislaus. He was educated at the University of Paris and was married to Anna Akhmatova. They had a son, Lev Gumilev. He died in Saint Petersburg in 1921 from a gunshot wound. He held citizenship in the Russian Empire and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
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- Works
- 3
Top works
- Chugoe Nebo (Russian Edition)
- Gemchuga (Russian Edition)
- Kolchan (Russian Edition)
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nikolay
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
- Place of birth
- Kronstadt
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg
- Child
- Lev Gumilev
- Educated at
- University of Paris
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Genre
- verse
- Movement
- Acmeist poetry
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Ngumil.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1886-04-15
- date of death
- 1921-08-25
- Commons category
- Nikolai Gumilev
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- Nikolay Gumilyov
- pseudonym
- Анатолий Грант
- member of
- Dichterzunft
- Commons Creator page
- Nikolay Gumilev
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- writing language
- Russian
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Encyclopedic overview
Gumilev during his senior years in gymnasium
Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev (also Gumilyov; Russian: Николай Степанович Гумилёв, IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj sʲtʲɪˈpanəvʲɪtɕ ɡʊmʲɪˈlʲɵf] ; April 15 [O.S. 3 April] 1886 – August 26, 1921) was a Russian poet, literary critic, traveler, and military officer. He was a co-founder of the Acmeist movement. He was the husband of Anna Akhmatova and the father of Lev Gumilev. Nikolai Gumilev was arrested and executed by the Cheka, the secret Soviet police force, in 1921.
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