What Do You Know About The Russian Poet Marina Tsvetayeva?

Marina Tsvetayeva, who was popular in the name of Ivanovna was a Russian poet of the 1900s. She was born on 8th October, 1892 in Moscow. Ivanovna spent most of her youth in Russia. She left Russia at the age of 16 years and went to the Sorbonne in Paris for further studies.

In the year of 1910 her first poetry collection was brought out. Ivanovna's vision on the Russian revolution, glorify the anti-Bolshevik resistance. Her husband was a part of that.

From 1922 to 1939 she used to live mostly in Paris as she lived abroad from Russia. Her varied works of writing including poetry gave the reflection of nostalgia for her motherland.  "Tsar-devitsa" or "Tsar-Maiden" in English which was published in 1922 was her best among all of her poetries. It was not actually a collection of poetry but a long verse fairy tale collection. Marina Tsvetayeva or Ivanovna was separated form her husband and daughter as well as isolated from her friends. She  died in 31st August, 1941 in Yelabuga. Though she was little known outside Russia, but still she is regarded as the most excellent 20th century poet in Russia.