Zinaida Gippius Writer
Zinaida Nikolayevna Gippius, (Russian: Зинаи́да Никола́евна Ги́ппиус; IPA: [zʲɪnɐˈidə nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvnə ˈɡʲipʲɪus] (13px ); November 20, 1869 – September 9, 1945) was a Russian poet, playwright, editor, short story writer and religious thinker, a co-founder of Russian symbolism seen as "one of the most enigmatic and intelligent women of her time in Russia." Her marriage to philosopher Dmitriy Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky lasted 52 years and is described in the unfinished book Dmitry Merezhkovsky (Paris, 1951; Moscow, 1991).
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Birth date | November 20, 1869 |
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Birth name | Zinaida Nikolaevna Gippius |
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Date of death | September 09, 1945 |
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