Russian Avant-Garde Art Index: Poets and Writers
 
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Behterev, Igor (born 1908)  Poet & play writer. Friend of Vvedensky & Kharms in "Left Flang", "Radix", "OBERIU". Most famous play "Polkovodetz Suvorov" written with A. Razumovsky in 1939. 
Blok, Alexander One of the most famous Russian poets.
Boguslavskaya, Ksenia One of the famous Early Russian Futurists painters, poets, & bohemians
Burliuk, David (1882 Semirotovschina Village near Kharkov - 1967 Long Island, New York) 1898-99 Studied at the Art Schools in Kazan & Odessa; 1902-03 in Munich; 1904 in Paris; 1911-14 at the School of Painting, Sculpture & Architecture in Moscow. One of the founders & the central figure of Russian Futurism. Painter, poet, art theorist, & [most of all] showman. Universal Camp of Radio-Futurists

Exhibition of D. Burliuk

David Burliuk Russian/American

Druskin, Jacov (1902 - 1980)  Poet & Writer. Friend of Vvedensky & Kharms in "Left Flang", "Radix", "OBERIU". 
Guro, Elena (1877 St. Peterburg - 1913 Ussiriko datcha, Finland)  1890-1893 Studied in St. Peterburg at the School of Drawing; 1906 studied at Zvantzeva's Studio with Bakst & Dobujinsky. Wife of M. Matiushin. Grew from Impressionism to a Member of the Kubo-Futurist group, but stayed apart from "art hooliganism". Painter, book illustrator, poet, & writer. Some avantgardists saw in her "The Mother of Russian Futurism". 
Kamensky, Wasily (1864 Borovskoe village - 1961 Moscow) Studied at the Institute of Agriculture. One of the early Russian Futurists. Aviator, painter, & poet.
Kharms, Daniel The central figure among the Left Poets. "Left Flang", "Radix", "OBERIU" establisher. Kharms Page

Kharms - (Win Rus)

Khlebnikov,Velimir Geneous poet. Friend of Matiushin & Malevich. Khlebnikov - (Win Rus)
Kruchenih, Alexei The central figure in Zaum Poetry. Geneous futurist poet. Friend of Matiushin & Malevich. Author of "Victory Over the Sun" opera text. Kruchenih - (Win Rus)
G. J.: "Kruchonykh"
Kulbin, Nikolai (1868 St. Peterburg - 1917 St. Peterburg) Graduated from the Military Medical Academy. Painter, lecturer, & one of the biggest promoters of the New Art. Marinetti Drawing
Levin, Boris, Boba (killed in 1941 in WWII Writer. Member of "OBERIU". Only his published books for kids had survived.
Lipavsky, L. (1904 - 1941)  Writer. Close friend of Vvedensky. Studied philosophy in Peterburg University. 
Mayakovsky, Vladimir(1893 Bagagadi, Georgia - 1930 Peterburg) Became involved in the Hylaean group around Velimir Khelbnikov and David Burliuk, which evolved into the Cubofuturist movement. Mayakovsky soon became known as one of the group's urbanists, a trait which would perhaps see its most full expression in his celebration of Soviet industrialization after the October Revolution. Greetings, Comrades and Laughniks!

State Museum of Majakovskiy

AG: Mayakovsky.

Oleinikov, Nikolai (1898 - 1938?)  Poet & kids writer (as Makar Svirepi).
Vaginov (Vagenheim), Konstantin (1899 St. Peterburg - 1934 St. Peterburg) Poet & well-known in 1920th-30th wonderful writer. Was interested in antiquity, humanities, Roman & Greek literature. Also contemporary kitch (!!!) collector. From 1917 studies in the faculty of law of the Peterburg's University, but with the October revolt mobilized to the Red Army (Polish front & Ural), then returned to Peterburg. Participated in many art groups from the Symbolists to the Left-wing, like OBERIU group (D. Harms, A. Vvedensky, etc.), with whom he became closer from 1927.  The Tower: Complete English Translation! 
Vvedensky, Aleksander (1904 Peterburg - 1941 GULAG) In 1920th became Futurist. In 1924 joined The Union of Poets. Admired Kruchenih very much. Studied in Eastern (Chinese section) faculty of Peterburg University. Very close friend of D. Kharms & Druskin. Member of "Zaumnik's Group," "Radix," "Academy of Left Poets," "OBERIU,". Under arrest: December 1931 - March 1932. Has been exiled to Kursk & Vologda. In 1934 joined the Union of Soviet Writers as kids writer. From 1936 lived in Kharkov in the famous house with glass pyramide on Sovnarkomovskaya str. with his new wife G. Victorova. Arrested in September 1941 before the German occupation of Kharkov. Probably died during "etap" transition.


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