I have a lot of work to do today; I need to slaughter memor… - Anna Akhmatova

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I have a lot of work to do today;
I need to slaughter memory,
Turn my living soul to stone
Then teach myself to live again.

Anna Akhmatova

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living soul poetry

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Anna Andreevna Gorenko [А́нна Андре́евна Горе́нко] (23 June {11 June O.S.} 1889 - 5 March 1966) was a Russian poet, known primarily by her pen name Anna Akhmatova [А́нна Ахма́това]. Her work was condemned and censored by Soviet authorities and she notably chose not to emigrate, but remained in Russia, acting as witness to the difficulties of living and writing in the shadow of Stalinism.

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Native Name: Анна Андреевна Ахматова

Alternative Names: Anna Andreyevna Gorenko • Anna Achmatova • Anna Ahmatova • Anna Gorenko • Anna Andreevna Gorenko • Anna Andreevna Akhmatova • Anna A. Ahmatova

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I have a lot of work to do today; I need to slaughter memory, Turn my living soul to stone Then teach myself to live again. - Anna Akhmatova

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