May 01, 2020 Writers in Isolation Russian literature is rich with experiences of isolation. We check in with a few famous writers of the past.
June 01, 1999 The Poet's Fate Alexander Pushkin's work was inextricably bound up with his personal life and with his tragic death, foretold in his masterpiece, Yevgeny Onegin.
October 01, 1997 Ahead of Her Time Our calendar feature looks at the life and struggles of Marina Tsvetaeva, one of this century's greatest poets.
September 01, 2007 The Poet of Passions Marina Tsvetaeva was born to wealth, but her adult life was shaped by hardship and tragedy. For this reason, her literary work is all the more passionate and enthralling.
Tsvetaeva's Poetry Online A nice collection of her work in Russian. The translations are a bit spotty, but a good start.