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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Zinaida Gippius
Birth dateNovember 20, 1869
Birth nameZinaida Nikolaevna Gippius
Birth place
Tula Russia , Russian Empire
Date of deathSeptember 09, 1945
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