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mandelshtam

/ˈmæn.dəl.ʃtɑːm/

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noun

/ˈmæn.dəl.ʃtɑːm/C2formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к русскому поэту начала XX века, известному своей акмеистической поэзией и трагической смертью в советском лагере.

A proper noun referring to a Russian poet of the early 20th century, known for his Acmeist poetry and tragic death in a Soviet prison camp.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. C1formal

    Osip Mandelshtam, a prominent Russian poet and essayist of the Silver Age, known for his complex, allusive poetry and tragic fate under Stalin's regime.

    ruРусский поэт

    • Mandelshtam's poem 'The Stalin Epigram' led to his arrest and exile.
    • Scholars continue to analyze the dense imagery in Mandelshtam's 'Tristia'.
    • His wife, Nadezhda Mandelshtam, preserved his work by memorizing it.

    Synonymsmandelstam