Nikolay Punin Writer

Nikolay Nikolayevich Punin (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Пу́нин; November 28 [O.S. December 11] 1888 – August 21, 1953) was a Russian art scholar and writer. He edited several magazines, such as Izobrazitelnoye Iskusstvo among others, and was also co-founder of the Department of Iconography in the State Russian Museum. Punin was a lifelong friend and common-law husband of poet Anna Akhmatova who is famous for writing the poem Requiem.

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Birth dateJanuary 01, 1888
Birth nameNikolay Nikolayevich Punin
Birth place
Helsinki , Grand Duchy of Finland
Date of deathAugust 21, 1953
Place of death
Gulag , Soviet Union , Vorkuta

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