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Osip Mandelshtam (1891-1938) (Russian: О́сип Эми́льевич Мандельшта́м)  is an amazing  Russian poet and essayist. He studied in the prestigious Tenishevsky school, which also counts Vladimir Nabokov and other significant figures of Russian (and Soviet) culture. in 1911, he and several other young Russian poets formed the "Poets' Guild" (Russian: Цех Поэтов, Tsekh Poetov), under the formal leadership of Nikolai Gumilyov and Sergei Gorodetsky. The nucleus of this group would then become known as Acmeists. Mandelshtam's non-conformist, anti-establishment tendencies were not heavily disguised, and in the autumn of 1933, they broke through in form of the famous "Stalin Epigram". The poem, sharply criticizing the "Kremlin highlander", was described elsewhere as a "sixteen line death sentence." Mandelstam was "only" exiled to Cherdyn in Northern Ural with his wife Nadezhda Mandelshtam. In 1938 he was arrested again and sent to the camp in Vladivostok.

For someone winter is arak Russian: Кому зима - арак И. Мандельштам, В. Назаров
Pity, its winter now Russian: Мне жалко, что теперь зима И. Мандельштам, В. Назаров
Skillful in guilty glances           Russian Мастерица виноватых взоров И. Мандельштам, В. Назаров
Ariost                                        Russian Ариост И. Мандельштам, В. Назаров
I came to the circle                 Russian Я в хоровод теней И. Мандельштам, В. Назаров
Trisia Russian: Тристия И. Мандельштам, В. Назаров
Tiflis Russian: Тифлис И. Мандельштам, В. Назаров
Bach Russian: Бах И. Мандельштам, Бахов
At the Kama-river        Russian: Как на Каме-реке И. Мандельштам, М. Романова
A weak ray of light                  Russian: Скудный луч И. Мандельштам,  Михайлов
Isakyi                                       Russian: На мертвых ресницах Исакий И. Мандельштам, Т. Фетисова
Alexander Gerzevich               Russian: Александр Герцевич И. Мандельштам, Т. Фетисова
The life fell down   Russian: Жизнь упала как зарница И. Мандельштам, В. Назаров
On terrible height Russian: На страшной высоте И. Мандельштам, В. Назаров
Concert at the train station Russian: Концерт на вокзале И. Мандельштам, В. Назаров

I've been lucky to meet Nadezda Mandelshtam in Moscow in 1979-80-s. I took care with her with other friends during her last years of life, and had many chances to talk to her. It was surrealistic to meet her - very interesting person from the far past. I like music of  Vladimir Nazarov (he is a professor of philosophy of Tula State University) and show many song with his music.

Note: A minor planet 3461 Mandelshtam discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1977 is named after Osip Mandelstam.

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