The famous Russian poet of the Silver Age, a talented man and just a woman who, like everyone else, wanted to be happy. Marina Tsvetaeva. She made a great contribution to Russian literature. Critics classify her among the greatest poets of the twentieth century.
Poems, collections of poems, historical and literary prose, autobiographies - the poet’s creative heritage is diverse. Her works are permeated with sincerity. She put all her pain into them, and Tsvetaeva fell a lot to her.
Marina’s fate was tragic. Although, if not for the suffering that the poetess suffered, maybe there would not have been such brilliant creations.
It is worth noting that Tsvetaeva was not an ideal wife and mother, she always went on about her desires. This woman could risk everything for the sake of ghostly happiness. Tsvetaeva made many mistakes, but that was her way of life ...
If you are interested in the work of this poetess, pay attention to our article. Below is a rating of interesting facts about Marina Tsvetaeva: biography and stories from the life of an outstanding woman.
10. Father - professor, famous philologist and art critic
Marina's parents were educated, intelligent people. Father Ivan Vladimirovich worked at Moscow University. He became a rather famous philologist., was partial to art. His career was successful.
Subsequently, Ivan Vladimirovich headed the Rumyantsev Museum, became the director. He is also famous for creating the Museum of Fine Arts.
Mother Tsvetaeva Maria Maine was a talented musician. She played the piano beautifully; her teacher was Nikolai Rubinstein. It is not surprising that Marina was attracted to art from childhood. Parents did everything possible to instill in the girl a love of beauty.
9. Mother had a huge impact on the formation of Marina
Her mother had a great influence on the formation of Tsvetaeva.. This woman has always dreamed of becoming a musician, she had all the data for this.
Maria Maine's father forbade her even to think about a pianist career. After the birth of her daughter, she had a new dream - to make her a famous musician. Maria herself taught her daughter music and languages. Marina admired her mother. After her death, Tsvetaeva abandoned the music, but not the melody. She forever remained in verse.
8. At age 6, she wrote her first poems in several languages
At the age of 6, Tsvetaeva was fluent in French and German. At the same time she wrote her first poems, and they were created in several languages.
7. Tsvetaeva expelled from several gymnasiums
Tsvetaeva had to change several educational institutions. At first she studied at the Fourth Gymnasium, but because of her mother’s illness, the whole family was forced to move to Italy. For some time she visited the boarding house of the Lacaz sisters, the boarding house of the Brinkman sisters.
Upon returning to Russia, Marina's behavior finally deteriorated. She was expelled from the female gymnasium of V.P. von Derviz after six months. The reasons are boldness and free thought. The same fate befell her in Alferov gymnasium.
Marina still managed to finish her studies. In 1910, she graduated from the private gymnasium of M.T. Bryukhonenko.
6. The first collection of poems published on their own money
Marina was 18 years old when her first book was published. She turned to the "Printing House", owned by A.I. Mamontov. Secretly from relatives and friends with her own money, she released a collection of poems called "Evening Album", which included her early works. Tsvetaeva did not count on success, but the collection attracted the attention of famous writers.
5. Novels with men and women
The poetess is known not only for her creations, but also for her vibrant personal life. Marina got married at the age of 20. Her chosen one was Sergey Efron. Soon a daughter was born. Tsvetaeva recalled this time as the happiest in her life, and then happened “first disaster».
Marina was carried away by the poetess Sofia Parnock. Her husband was very jealous of Tsvetaeva for her “girlfriend”, and she made her choice - she left her family for Sophia. Two years later, she returned to Sergey, gave birth to another daughter. Unfortunately, this lesson did not bring much benefit to Marina.
Soon she felt sympathy for the new acquaintance Osip Mandelstam. It was a short fleeting romance. However, there were many similar hobbies in Tsvetaeva’s life.
In the list of Tsvetaeva's lovers, her husband’s brother Peter Efron, his friend Konstantin Rodzevich. She had a long “relationship” with Boris Pasternak, an epistolary romance. They have been texting for over 10 years. True, in a personal meeting it turned out that they had nothing to talk about.
Marina had a large number of love affairs. Amorous, passionate, she did not want to go against herself. The poetess did what her heart commanded.. Each time Sergey forgave his unfaithful wife and took back.
4. The husband fought on the side of the “whites” and was forced to flee abroad
Sergey Efron was very worried about the betrayal of his wife. In 1914, as soon as the First World War began, he tried several times to get to the front. He was refused because of health problems, but he got his way and became a nurse.
In 1917, he took part in the battles with the Bolsheviks in Moscow. He joined the Volunteer Army and fought on the side of the whites. After the defeat, he fled abroad to save his life.. Gallipoli, Constantinople, Prague ... Sergey emigrated as part of his unit, after some time Tsvetaeva moved to him.
3. Did not like children
Marina never loved children. It is strange that she decided to give birth to three. While still a young girl, she fell into an interesting situation. Tsvetaeva was invited to a dinner party. There was a small child in the house. When the time came to leave, it turned out that the guests' shoes were mixed up. The girl nashalivaet, but did not affect Tsvetaeva’s shoes. The poetess noticed the tricks of the baby and pricked her with a pin. The girl did not touch her shoes.
Tsvetaeva maintained the same attitude towards her children. When she was left alone, she gave her two daughters to a shelter, where one of them died of starvation. Tsvetaeva was not very worried about this. She forbade her children to show emotions. The eldest daughter, whom she nevertheless took from the shelter, was forbidden to call her mom.
2. Refused to wear glasses, despite the fact that she saw poorly
Marina's father was short-sighted, the girl inherited this feature. As a child, she wore glasses. As soon as Tsvetaeva turned 16, she refused them, despite the fact that she saw almost nothing. Marina was fond of experiments with appearance, and attractiveness was not much more important than the ability to see well.
1. Suicide and three notes
After returning to her homeland, Tsvetaeva’s life did not work out. The husband and daughter were detained, and Marina herself and her 14-year-old son poked around in the corners. The poetess was very hard, and soon she decided on a desperate step. Suicide. Marina hanged herself in the house where she stopped at a bunk.
Tsvetaeva left three suicide notes: one for her son, the second to Nikolai Aseev and the third to the “evacuated”. Her suicide notes express her feelings about her son’s fate. She asked Aseev to take the boy to him and give him the opportunity to study. He never did that.
Tsvetaeva was buried, but they did not begin to funeral. At the incident 50 years after her death, a memorial service was performed for God's servant Marina. The petition was handled by Andrei Kuraev, a writer and theologian.