Georgy Ivanov Books

Georgii Ivanov emerged as a prominent poet and essayist within the Russian emigration, celebrated for his "poetry of brilliant despair." His early works, shaped by French Symbolism, displayed impeccable technique and a penchant for Rococo aesthetics. As a key figure of Acmeism, Ivanov later became an influential arbiter of taste in exile literary circles, shaping reputations and tastes. The profound despondency and hardship of his later life fueled his most powerful poetry, which is seen by some as anticipating the themes of French Existentialism.