I want to be understood by my country, but if I fail to be … - Vladimir Mayakovsky

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I want to be understood by my country,
but if I fail to be understood –
what then?,
I shall pass through my native land
to one side,
like a shower
of slanting rain.

Vladimir Mayakovsky

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About Vladimir Mayakovsky

Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (19 July 1893 NS – 14 April 1930) was a Georgian-born Russian playwright, screenwriter and poet. A Bolshevik activist before 1917, he became the pre-eminent poet of the Russian Revolution and one of the leading literary figures of the Futurist movement.

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Native Name: Владимир Маяковский

Alternative Names: Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky • Vladimir Maiakovsky • Vladimir Mayakov • Vladimir Vladimirovich Majakovski • Wladimir Wladimirowitsch Majakovskij • Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovski • Vladimir Vladimirovic Mayakovskij • Vladimir Vladimirovič Majakovskij • Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский

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