And like bees in a deserted hive Dead words smell bad. - Nikolay Gumilev

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And like bees in a deserted hive
Dead words smell bad.

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About Nikolay Gumilev

Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev (also Gumilyov; Russian: Николай Степанович Гумилёв; 15 April [O.S. 3 April] 1886 – 26 August 1921) was a Russian poet, literary critic, traveler, and military officer. He was a co-founder of the Acmeist movement. He was the husband of Anna Akhmatova and the father of Lev Gumilev. Nikolai Gumilev was arrested and executed by the Cheka, the secret Soviet police force, in 1921.

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Alternative Names: Nikolay Stepanovich Gumilev Nikolai Gumilyov Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev Nikolay Stepanovich Gumilyov
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