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Courage: Great Russian word, fit for the songs of our children's children, pure on their tongues, and free.

~Anna Akhmatova

Topics: Children Courage Fit Free Great Our Pure Russian Songs Tongues Word

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Who will grieve for this woman? Does she not seem too insignificant for our concern? Yet in my heart I never will deny her, Who suffered death because she chose to turn.

~Anna Akhmatova

Topics: Because Chose Concern Death Deny Does Grieve Heart Her Insignificant Never Our Seem She Suffered Too Turn Who Will Woman

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All has been looted, betrayed, sold; black death's wing flashed ahead.

~Anna Akhmatova

Topics: Been Betrayed Black Death Sold Wing Ahead

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I should be proud to have my memory graced, but only if the monument be placed... here, where I endured three hundred hours in line before the implacable iron bars.

~Anna Akhmatova

Topics: Bars Before Endured Here Hours Hundred Iron Line Memory Monument Only Placed Proud Should Three Where

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It was a time when only the dead smiled, happy in their peace.

~Anna Akhmatova

Topics: Dead Happy Only Peace Smiled Time

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Biography

Nationality: Russian

Type: Poet

Born: June 23rd, 1889

Died: March 5th, 1966

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