Tsvetaeva

American

[tsvi-tahy-uh-vuh, tsvyi-tah-yuh-vuh] / tsvɪˈtaɪ ə və, tsvyɪˈtɑ yə və /

noun

Marina Ivanovna 1892–1941, Russian poet.

Tsvetaeva British

/ tsfɛtəˈjeɪvə /

noun

Marina ( Ivanovna ). 1892–1941, Russian poet. Opposed to the Revolution, she left Russia (1922) and lived in Paris: when she returned (1939) her husband was shot and she committed suicide

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We stopped in at a museum dedicated to Marina Tsvetaeva, a beloved Russian poet who, in the early nineteen-hundreds, spent her childhood summers in the town.

From The New Yorker • May 6, 2019

Marina Tsvetaeva was the first; other poets and prose writers are now also receiving belated recognition.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 25, 2014

Tsvetaeva referred to 1919, in particular, as “the plague year”—this was when conditions in the city reached a low point.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2014

Edward Thomas has been drawn into conversation with Marina Tsvetaeva.

From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2011

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