The life and work of Nikolai Gumilev

On July 20, there will be an evening event celebrating of the life and work of Nikolai Gumilev in commemoration of the 100-year anniversary of his death. The evening will be introduced by David Brummell, who will describe the main events in Gumilev’s life and explain his unique importance as a poet. He will also explore the close affinity Gumilev had with Mikhail Lermontov.

During the course of the evening nine of Gumilev’s poems from different periods in the poet’s life will be read in translation by Lucy Daniels and David Brummell, while Alla Gelich will recite them in Russian. The evening will end with a recording of Nikolai Gumilev reading an excerpt from his poem Autumn.

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