Skip to content

The Russian Reader

News and views of (other) Russia(n)(s)

Tag: Robert Mapplethorpe

This Be the Verse 2 (Resurgent Russian Empire)

vladimir kazakov-lovely crossed-out quatrain
Vladimir Kazakov, “Lovely Crossed-Out Quatrain”

source

O dostoevskimo of moving clouds!
O pushkinotes of swooning noon!
Night looks like Tyutchev,
Filling the measured with immensity.
—Velimir Khlebnikov, circa 1907-08

Resurgent Russian Empire. Found media object,  2016
Resurgent Russian Empire. Found media object, 2016

Thanks to Sergey Birjukow for the heads-up

hecksinductionhour art, poetry, putinism, zeitgeist Leave a comment April 22, 2016 1 Minute
  • Blogging Russia (Why and How I Do This)

Topics

Recent Posts

  • The Georgy Pirogov Case and Russia’s High Treason Epidemic September 6, 2026
  • Lida Moniava: A Heroine of Our Time September 4, 2026
  • The Art of Translation September 3, 2026
  • Day of Knowledge September 1, 2026
  • Bashmakovo Bands Together to Battle Press Gangs August 31, 2026
  • Where Apocalypse Is Now August 29, 2026
  • Space Can’t Kill Puppets August 28, 2026

Most Popular Posts

  • Lida Moniava: A Heroine of Our Time
  • Yesterday in Soviet History (Susanna Pechuro, Maya Ulanovskaya, and the SDR)
  • Ruslan Siddiqi: "You Could Call Me a Partisan"
  • "Uniting into a Mighty Fist": Protesting Russian Truckers Found Alternative Association
  • Daria Saburova: Why Ukrainians Should Support Palestinians

Archives

You can support this free resource by donating today through PayPal!

Donate Button

Send your feedback to: editor@therussianreader.com

Blog Stats

  • 1,083,250 Views

Follow The Russian Reader via e-mail

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,617 other subscribers
WordPress.com.
Loading Comments...