Mandelstam

[ man-dl-stahm; Russian muhn-dyil-shtahm ]

noun

1. Osip Emilyevich, 1892–1938?, Russian acmeist poet and essayist.

Mandelstam

/ ˈmændəlˌʃtɑːm /

noun

1. MandelstamNadezhda (Yakovlevna)18991980FRussianWRITING: writer Nadezhda ( Yakovlevna ) (næˈdɛʃdə), born Nadezhda Khazina. 1899–1980, Soviet writer, wife of Osip Mandelstam: noted for her memoirs Hope against Hope (1971) and Hope Abandoned (1973) describing life in Stalin's Russia
2. MandelstamOsip (Emilyevich)1891?1938MRussianPolishWRITING: poetWRITING: writer Osip ( Emilyevich ) (ˈɒsiːp). 1891–?1938, Soviet poet and writer, born in Warsaw; he was persecuted by Stalin and died in a labour camp. His works include Tristia (1922), Poems (1928), and the autobiographical Journey to Armenia (1933)

Example Sentences

Nevertheless, he did not order an execution, but Mandelstam and his wife, Nadezhda, were exiled.

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