Marina Tsvetaeva Writer

Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (Russian: Мари́на Ива́новна Цвета́ева; IPA: [mɐˈrʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə tsvʲɪˈtaɪvə]; 8 October [O.S. 26 September] 1892 – 31 August 1941) was a Russian and Soviet poet. Her work is considered among some of the greatest in twentieth century Russian literature. She lived through and wrote of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Moscow famine that followed it. In an attempt to save her daughter Irina from starvation, she placed her in a state orphanage in 1919, where she died of hunger. Tsvetaeva left Russia in 1922 and lived with her family in increasing poverty in Paris, Berlin and Prague before returning to Moscow in 1939. Her husband Sergei Efron and her daughter Ariadna Efron (Alya) were arrested on espionage charges in 1941; and her husband was executed. Tsvetaeva committed suicide in 1941. As a lyrical poet, her passion and daring linguistic experimentation mark her as a striking chronicler of her times and the depths of the human condition.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Цвета́ева Мари́на Ива́новна
Birth date	October 08, 1892
Birth name	Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva
Birth place	Moscow , Russian Empire
Date of death	August 31, 1941
Place of death	Soviet Union , Tatarstan , Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic , Yelabuga
Education	Paris University of Paris
Spouse	Sergei Efron