Velichkovskaia, Tamara Antonovna (1908–1990)

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Velichkovskaia, Tamara Antonovna (1908–1990)

Russian poet and literary critic. Name variations: Tamara Antonovna Velichkóvskaia; Tamara Velichkovskaia-Zhaba; Tamara Antonovna Jaba or Zhaba. Born 1908 in Russia; died 1990.

Grew up in Yugoslavia and moved to France (1942); encouraged by many, including Ivan Bunin, to publish, contributed poetry to emigré journals and anthologies; published The White Staff (1952).

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