Pictures from Google Image Search

Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | 2008 | The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev , 1886-1921, Russian poet. With his wife, the poet Anna Akhmatova , and Gorodetsky Gumilev, he founded the Acmeist school of poetry in 1912. He traveled widely in Europe and, especially, in Africa, and his poetic imagery is enhanced by the frequent use of foreign and exotic elements. The Pillar of Fire (1921) contains much of his best work. Gumilev was executed by the Bolsheviks for alleged conspiratorial activities.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

"Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 25 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (November 25, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Gumilev.html

"Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Gumilev.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Citizen Emperor: Pedro II and the making of Brazil (1825-91).(Review) (book review)
Magazine article from: History Today; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...Dom Pedro's power-base and the forces of imperialismo. In November 1889 a bloodless coup led by General Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca forced Brazil's Imperial court into European exile. After almost sixty years of leadership Dom Pedro II...

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca , 1827-92, first president of Brazil (1891). A leader of the...the provisional government that established the republic. In 1891, Fonseca was elected president by the constituent assembly. Faced with growing...
Pedro II
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...de Urquiza in the war (1851-52) against Juan Manuel de Rosas , at the same time intervening in Uruguayan...overturned the empire. The revolution was led by Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca . Pedro was exiled, and spent the remainder of his...
Brazil
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...revolution (1889), Brazil became a republic and Marshal Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca became the first president. The late 19th century...Brazil's economic crisis. In 2002 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva became Brazil's first elected left-wing president...
Floriano Peixoto
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Brazil (1891-94). He took part in the establishment of the republic and was chosen vice president under Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca . When the president resigned in the face of a revolution, Peixoto succeeded to the presidency (Nov., 1891...

For students and teachers!

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including: