Stolitsa, Liubov (1884–1934)

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Stolitsa, Liubov (1884–1934)

Russian poet and playwright. Name variations: Liubov Nikitishna (or Nikitichna) Stolitsa. Born 1884; died 1934.

Immigrated with family to Sofia, Bulgaria (1920), where poetry appeared in émigré journals; poetry collections, which draw on folklore, the Russian landscape, and Russian Orthodoxy, include Rainia (1908) and Lada (1912); also wrote 5 full-length plays in verse, including The Blue Carpet.