Mikhail Kuzmin

Russian poet, novelist. His novel Wings was the first Russian novel centred on homosexuality. Kuzmin met poet Yuri Yurkun in 1913. The 2 lived together with Yurkun's mother, + wife, Olga. Their relationship lasted until Kuzmin's death in 1936. Yurkun was arrested (along with many other writers) 2 years later by Soviet authorities and shot.

1) Kuzmin
2) Yuri Yurkin
3) Kuzmin

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Mikhail Kuzmin

Russian poet, novelist. His novel Wings was the first Russian novel centred on homosexuality. Kuzmin met poet Yuri Yurkun in 1913. The 2 lived together with Yurkun's mother, + wife, Olga. Their relationship lasted until Kuzmin's death in 1936. Yurkun was arrested (along with many other writers) 2 years later by Soviet authorities and shot.

1) Portrait by Konstantin Somow
2) Portrait by Aleksandr Golovin
3) Portrait by Yury Annenkov

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#RussianPoet receives 7-year prison sentence for reciting verses against war in #Ukraine

by AP, December 29, 2023

"A Russian poet was given a 7-year prison sentence Thursday for reciting verses against #Russia’s war in Ukraine, a tough punishment that comes during a relentless Kremlin crackdown on #dissent.

"#Moscow’s Tverskoi District Court convicted #ArtyomKamardin on charges of making calls undermining national security and inciting hatred, which related to him reading his #AntiWar poems during a street performance in downtown Moscow in September 2022.

"#YegorShtovba, who participated in the event and recited Kamardin’s verses, was sentenced to 5 1/2 years on the same charges."

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-opposition-crackdown-1fc715f498827a392058f9338905fc60

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