About
Maksimilian Voloshin (1877-1932) was a Russian Symbolist poet, watercolorist, and art critic. Born in Kiev, he studied law in Moscow before being expelled for radical student activities. He continued his studies in Paris, attending courses at the Sorbonne and the Louvre. His first collection, Stikhotvoreniya 1900–1910, appeared in 1910. He was also known for his watercolors of Crimean landscapes and for hosting artists in his home in Koktebel, which became a free creative space. His work, long censored in the USSR, was rediscovered from 1977 onward.
* 1877-05-16 — † 1932-11-08
Major works
- Stikhotvoreniya 1900–1910 (1910)poetry collection
- Anno mundi ardentis (1916)poetry collection
- Demony glukhonemye (1919)poetry collection
- Stikhi o terrore (1923)poetry collection
- Putiami Kaina (1923)poetic cycle
Key milestones
- 1897Enrolled at Moscow University, from which he was expelled for radical political activities.
- 1924His home in Koktebel became a free house of creativity.
- 1977A selection of his work was published in the USSR, after decades of censorship.
Themes
SymbolismCrimeaRevolutionNaturePhilosophical meditation
Sources: musee-orsay.fr · id.loc.gov · catalogue.bnf.fr