Marina TsvetaevaMarina Tsvetaeva (Life, creativity, destiny (Life, creativity, destiny))

2015

• Marina Tsvetaeva was born Marina Tsvetaeva was born on September 26 (October on September 26 (October 8), 1892 in Moscow 8), 1892 in Moscow professorial family. The professorial family. The level of education, training, level of education, training, spiritual saturation poetess spiritual saturation poetess in childhood and in childhood and adolescence has already adolescence has already said that she was born in a said that she was born in a highly cultured family, highly cultured family, devoted to the interests of devoted to the interests of science and art.science and art.

Her father - Ivan Tsvetayev, (1847-1913), a Russian scientist, a Her father - Ivan Tsvetayev, (1847-1913), a Russian scientist, a

specialist in ancient history, philology and art, specialist in ancient history, philology and art, corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. He founded one of the most unique museums in Sciences. He founded one of the most unique museums in the capital of the Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow (modern the capital of the Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow (modern Museum of Fine Arts named after AS Pushkin) and was its Museum of Fine Arts named after AS Pushkin) and was its first director.first director.

Mother - MA Maine came from a Russified Polish-German Mother - MA Maine came from a Russified Polish-German family, was a talented pianist, a pupil of Anton Rubinstein. family, was a talented pianist, a pupil of Anton Rubinstein. She played the piano beautifully, "flooded the children She played the piano beautifully, "flooded the children music," as the poet puts it later. As a child, due to her music," as the poet puts it later. As a child, due to her mother's illness (tuberculosis) Tsvetaeva lived a long time in mother's illness (tuberculosis) Tsvetaeva lived a long time in Italy, Switzerland, Germany; interruptions in secondary Italy, Switzerland, Germany; interruptions in secondary education were filled in studying in boarding schools in education were filled in studying in boarding schools in Lausanne and Freiburg.Lausanne and Freiburg.

            She died still young in 1906, and raising two daughters, She died still young in 1906, and raising two daughters, Marina and Anastasia, and their half-brother Andrew was a Marina and Anastasia, and their half-brother Andrew was a matter of deeply loved their father. He tried to give children matter of deeply loved their father. He tried to give children a solid education, knowledge of European languages, in a solid education, knowledge of European languages, in every possible way to encourage familiarity with the classics every possible way to encourage familiarity with the classics of domestic and foreign literature and art.of domestic and foreign literature and art.

• Tsvetayevs family lived in a Tsvetayevs family lived in a

comfortable house of one of the comfortable house of one of the old Moscow lanes; spend the old Moscow lanes; spend the summer in the town of Kaluga summer in the town of Kaluga Tarusa, and sometimes when Tarusa, and sometimes when traveling abroad. All this was traveling abroad. All this was the spiritual atmosphere that is the spiritual atmosphere that is breathable childhood and youth breathable childhood and youth of Marina Tsvetaeva. She soon of Marina Tsvetaeva. She soon felt their independence in their felt their independence in their tastes and habits, firmly tastes and habits, firmly defended the property of their defended the property of their nature and in the future.nature and in the future.

• Sixteen years she has carried Sixteen years she has carried out an independent trip to Paris, out an independent trip to Paris, where he attended a course at where he attended a course at the Sorbonne Old French the Sorbonne Old French literature. Studying the same in literature. Studying the same in Moscow private schools, it is not Moscow private schools, it is not so much the assimilation of so much the assimilation of different subjects mandatory different subjects mandatory program as the breadth of their program as the breadth of their common cultural interestscommon cultural interests

• Marina started writing Marina started writing poetry at age six, on his poetry at age six, on his sixteenth birthday sixteenth birthday celebrated the first celebrated the first publication in print. Early publication in print. Early literary activity Tsvetaeva literary activity Tsvetaeva associated with the terms associated with the terms of the Moscow Symbolists. of the Moscow Symbolists. She met with Valery She met with Valery Bryusov, had a significant Bryusov, had a significant influence on her early influence on her early poetry, the poet Ellis poetry, the poet Ellis Kobylinsky, participated in Kobylinsky, participated in the activities of clubs and the activities of clubs and studios at the publishing studios at the publishing house "Musaget." At least house "Musaget." At least have had a significant have had a significant impact on her poetic and impact on her poetic and artistic world of Maximilian artistic world of Maximilian Voloshin's house in Crimea Voloshin's house in Crimea (Tsvetaeva stayed in (Tsvetaeva stayed in Koktebel in 1911, 1913, Koktebel in 1911, 1913, 1915, 1917).1915, 1917).

• . . The press worksThe press works werewereappeared in 1910, when she published appeared in 1910, when she published at his own expense his first book of poems - Evening at his own expense his first book of poems - Evening Album. Ignoring the accepted rules of literary behavior, Album. Ignoring the accepted rules of literary behavior, Tsvetaeva strongly demonstrated their independence and Tsvetaeva strongly demonstrated their independence and unwillingness to conform to the social role of "writer." unwillingness to conform to the social role of "writer." Scripture verses she represented not as a professional Scripture verses she represented not as a professional activity, but as a private matter and direct expressionactivity, but as a private matter and direct expression

• In 1912, Marina Tsvetaeva married Sergei Yakovlevich In 1912, Marina Tsvetaeva married Sergei Yakovlevich

Efron. In 1918-1922, together with small children it is Efron. In 1918-1922, together with small children it is revolutionary in Moscow, while her husband Sergei revolutionary in Moscow, while her husband Sergei Efron fight in the White Army in the Crimea (verses Efron fight in the White Army in the Crimea (verses 1917-1921, compassionate White movement, made 1917-1921, compassionate White movement, made up cycle "Swan Mill"). But then he was disappointed in up cycle "Swan Mill"). But then he was disappointed in the White movement, broke with him and became a the White movement, broke with him and became a student at the University of Prague.student at the University of Prague.

ProseProse

In contrast to the poems that have not In contrast to the poems that have not received recognition in the emigre received recognition in the emigre environment (in an innovative poetic environment (in an innovative poetic technique Tsvetaeva saw an end in technique Tsvetaeva saw an end in itself), the success enjoyed her prose, itself), the success enjoyed her prose, willingly accept publishers and occupied willingly accept publishers and occupied the main place in her work of the 1930s. the main place in her work of the 1930s. "Emigration prose makes me ..." - "Emigration prose makes me ..." - Tsvetaeva wrote. Her prose - "My Tsvetaeva wrote. Her prose - "My Pushkin", "Mother and Music", "The Pushkin", "Mother and Music", "The House at Old Pimen", "The Story of House at Old Pimen", "The Story of Sonia", memories of Maximilian Voloshin Sonia", memories of Maximilian Voloshin ("Living the living"), MA Kuzmin ("Living the living"), MA Kuzmin ("Otherworldly wind" ), Andrei Bely ("Otherworldly wind" ), Andrei Bely ("Captive Spirit"), Boris Pasternak, Valery ("Captive Spirit"), Boris Pasternak, Valery Bryusov and other connecting lines of Bryusov and other connecting lines of artistic memoirs, lyrical prose and artistic memoirs, lyrical prose and philosophy, to recreate the spiritual philosophy, to recreate the spiritual biography of Tsvetaeva.biography of Tsvetaeva.

By prose adjacent letters to the poet Boris By prose adjacent letters to the poet Boris Pasternak and Rainer Rilke. It's kind of Pasternak and Rainer Rilke. It's kind of epistolary novel. Also, Marina Tsvetaeva epistolary novel. Also, Marina Tsvetaeva lot of time to translations. In particular, it lot of time to translations. In particular, it has been translated into French, fourteen has been translated into French, fourteen of Pushkin's poems.of Pushkin's poems.

Especially poetic languageEspecially poetic language• Tsvetaeva's poems force hit the more that Tsvetaeva's poems force hit the more that

their stories were not only traditional for their stories were not only traditional for women's poetry, but to some extent even women's poetry, but to some extent even commonplace. But if you had told me about the commonplace. But if you had told me about the love he or on behalf of, now the voice of love he or on behalf of, now the voice of Tsvetaeva's love - as an equal of the equal - Tsvetaeva's love - as an equal of the equal - she tells the woman. The first album Tsvetaeva she tells the woman. The first album Tsvetaeva found poetry in the form of the sonnet, which found poetry in the form of the sonnet, which involves great skill and ability in fourteen lines involves great skill and ability in fourteen lines to say much. Attention to the sonnet was not to say much. Attention to the sonnet was not only highly poetic culture, but also the capacity only highly poetic culture, but also the capacity of the image, clarity of thought. Early poems of the image, clarity of thought. Early poems Tsvetaeva sounded zhizneutverzhdayusche, Tsvetaeva sounded zhizneutverzhdayusche, Major. But in its first verse was previously Major. But in its first verse was previously unknown in Russian poetry stiffness, sharpness, unknown in Russian poetry stiffness, sharpness, rare even among men poets. In his poems of rare even among men poets. In his poems of Marina Tsvetaeva and have fortitude and Marina Tsvetaeva and have fortitude and strength of the master:strength of the master:

I know that Venus - the I know that Venus - the

handiwork,? handiwork,? Craft - and I know the Craft - and I know the

craft.craft.