September 26, 1892 a girl was born, who later became a great poetess. This girl's name was Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva.
M. Tsvetaeva. Short biography. Childhood
For the first time, Tsvetaeva began to write poetry in early childhood. Then her talent fit into quatrains. She wrote not only in Russian, but also in German and French. In the family, Marina was not the only child: she had a sister Anastasia and half-brother Andrei. Education they received the best that could be obtained at that time. She went to a music school, studied foreign languages, attended a Catholic school and even received education abroad, in Germany. My father worked at Moscow University as a professor in the Department of Arts and World History. And her mother, a Muscovite with Polish-German roots, devoted all her time to children and their upbringing. But she died of consumption early in 1906, leaving her children in the care of her father.
M. Tsvetaeva. Short biography. "Evening album"
The first collection of poems by Marina Tsvetaeva was released in 1910 under the title "Evening Album." This was enough to be noticed by the most avid critics of the time. Especially M. Voloshin was subdued by the young poetess, becoming over time her best friend.
M. Tsvetaeva. Short biography. Family and creativity
Resting on the Crimean shores visiting Voloshin, Tsvetaeva met her future husband, S. Efron. During this period, new editions of the poetess “The Magic Lantern” and “From Two Books” were published. In 1912, Tsvetaeva married Efron.
In 1917, the husband goes to war, and she fights for the lives of her daughters, but one of them dies from an illness. The poetess is hard to endure this tragedy, which affects her poems. After the war, Tsvetaeva begins the search for her husband and finds him in Berlin. They continue their life in a village near Prague.
Tsvetaeva. Short biography. "After Russia"
She again tries to write and publish, but poetry has ceased to be popular. In 1925, a replenishment appears in the family, Marina gives birth to a son Gregory. Then they move to France, where the collection “After Russia” is published. Attempts are being made to return to their homeland. While in exile, Tsvetaeva also writes prose, which has taken its place of honor in literature. Meanwhile, the poet and family are living in poverty.
M.I. Tsvetaeva. Short biography. Homecoming
The daughter and husband of Tsvetaeva associate their life with the NKVD, and here the opportunity arises to return home, to Moscow. The refuge of Tsvetaeva is the cottage in Bolshovo. Soon, the husband and daughter are imprisoned, Marina begins to wear transmissions, and earns a living by translations.
Marina Tsvetaeva. Short biography. Tragic end
With the outbreak of war, she again goes abroad. Her powers are running out. Disagreements with his son Grigory, poverty, the shooting of her husband in early August 1941 and the arrest of her daughter lead Tsvetaeva to commit suicide on August 31, 1941. In her farewell notes, she writes to her son that she could not stand it, could not, and asks her to forgive ... The daughter of the poetess after 15 years of repression was rehabilitated. It only happened in 1955.