Irina Odoyevtseva Writer

Irina Vladimirovna Odoyevtseva ( Russian: Ирина Влади′мировна Одо′евцева, real name Iraida Heinike; born in Riga, Russian Empire, June 15, 1895, according to some sources in 1901; died in Leningrad, Soviet Union, October 14, 1990) was a Russian poet, novelist and author of memoirs. In 1922 Irina Odoevtseva (with her husband Georgy Ivanov) left Russia but returned in 1987, enjoying warm reception, not long before her death in 1990.

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Irina Odoyevtseva
Alias (AKA)Heinike Iraida
Birth dateJune 15, 1895
Birth nameIraida Heinike
Birth place
Latvia , Riga , Russian Empire
Ethnicity
Latvians
Date of deathOctober 14, 1990
Place of death
Soviet Union , Saint Petersburg
Spouse
Georgy Ivanov

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movement
Acmeist poetry

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