This volume is the biography of the legendary Russian poet, a rich narrative of the dramatic life behind the extraordinary work. It draws on a wealth of material, including memoirs, letters and journals, and interviews with Akhmatova's surviving friends and family.
In this definitive biography of the legendary Russian poet, Elaine Feinstein draws on a wealth of newly available material'including memoirs, letters, journals, and interviews with surviving friends and family'to produce a revelatory portrait of both the artist and the woman. An…
A portrait of the Russian poet details the passions that informed her poetry, the banning of her work before and after World War II, her three marriages, her anti-Stalinist beliefs, and her friendship with Shostakovich and Pasternak.