Anna Akhmatova

Anna Akhmatova (, real name ????? ?????????? ????????) (June 23, 1889 (June 11, Old Style and also St. John's Eve) - March 5, 1966) was the pen name of Anna Andreevna Gorenko, head and soul of St Petersburg tradition of Russian poetry in the course of half a century.

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Akhmatova's work ranges from short lyric poems to universalized, ingeniously structured cycles, such as Requiem (1935-40), her tragic masterpiece on the Stalinist terror. Her work addresses a variety of themes including time and memory, the fate of creative women, and the difficulties of living and writing in the shadow of Stalinism.

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June 23: June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining....

1889: 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar)....

St. John's Eve: On the evening of June 23, St. John's Eve (or Bonfire Night) is celebrated in many parts of rural Ireland with the lighting of bonfires....

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