Zinaida Gippius

Playwright, Author

1869 – 1945

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Who was Zinaida Gippius?

Zinaida Nikolaevna Gippius, was a Russian poet, playwright, editor, short story writer and religious thinker who has been credited as a co-founder of Russian symbolism and seen as "one of the most enigmatic and intelligent women of her time in Russia". She was married to philosopher Dmitriy Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky. Their union lasted 52 years and is described in Gippius's unfinished book Dmitry Merezhkovsky.

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Born
Nov 20, 1869
Belyov
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Died
Sep 9, 1945
Paris

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on July 23, 2013

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