In parade deploying the armies of my pages, I shall inspect… - Vladimir Mayakovsky

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In parade deploying the armies of my pages,
I shall inspect the regiments in line.
Heavy as lead, my verses at attention stand,
ready for death and for immortal fame.

Vladimir Mayakovsky

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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

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