That was a time when only the dead could smile. · Anna Akhmatova

No foreign sky protected me, no stranger’s wing sh

That was a time when only the dead could smile.

Death and Mourning Pain and Despair

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Anna Akhmatova

1889-06-11 — 1966-03-05 · Odessa

Anna Akhmatova was one of the most important Russian poets of the 20th century, a central figure of the Acmeist movement. Her work, profoundly lyrical and personal, addresses themes such as love, memory, solitude, pain, and the tragedy of the Russian people under the Soviet regime. Akhmatova lived through the upheavals of her time, the Russian Revolution, Stalinist persecutions, and World War II, experiences that indelibly marked her poetry, giving it remarkable strength and resilience. She is recognized for her authentic voice and her ability to express the deepest human emotions in verses of great beauty and formal rigor.