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Akhmatova

American  
[ahk-mey-tuh-vuh, uhkh-mah-tuh-vuh] / ɑkˈmeɪ tə və, ʌxˈmɑ tə və /

noun

  1. Anna Anna Andreyevna Gorenko, 1889–1966, Russian poet.


Akhmatova British  
/ axˈmatəvə /

noun

  1. Anna (ˈannə). pseudonym of Anna Gorenko. 1889–1966, Russian poet: noted for her concise and intensely personal lyrics

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Odesa’s past is intertwined with some of Russia’s most revered figures, including Catherine the Great, author Leo Tolstoy and poet Anna Akhmatova.

From Seattle Times Jul. 24, 2023

Within Margaret’s section is an especially beautiful tribute to the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova whose work was censored and who serves as a source of inspiration to those who never expected to resist.

From Washington Post Sep. 28, 2022

Some of the greatest Ukrainian-born writers, from Gogol and Bulgakov to Babel, Akhmatova, Grossman and Kuznetsov, did their work in Russian.

From New York Times May 24, 2022

One day, waiting for a yeshiva friend at a library, Indursky leafed through the work of the Hebrew-language poet known simply as Rachel, Israel’s Anna Akhmatova.

From The New Yorker Apr. 14, 2019

I visited the Akhmatova Museum — my character is in that time period in Petrograd, right after the revolution.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2015

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