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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Amanhã, a 5 de Dezembro, vamos receber Yuri Slezkine na Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal para uma conversa com Ricardo Noronha sob o mote "Sovietes, Judeus e Poetas".

Entrada livre

ℹ️ https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/sovietes-judeus-poetas/

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Na próxima semana, a 5 de Dezembro, o historiador Yuri Slezkine regressa a Lisboa para uma conversa com Ricardo Noronha sob o mote "Sovietes, Judeus e Poetas".

Terá lugar na Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, com entrada livre.

ℹ️ https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/sovietes-judeus-poetas/

#Histodons #RussianHistory #RussianPoets #YuriSlezkine #Historiography #HistóriaDaRússia #PoetasRussos #Historiografia