Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1886-04-15
- Died
- 1921-08-25
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Chugoe Nebo (Russian Edition)
- Gemchuga (Russian Edition)
- Kolchan (Russian Edition)
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 65
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Article
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.