Polyxena Solovyova | |
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Поликсена Соловьёва | |
Born | Polyxena Sergeyevna Solovyova 20 March 1867 Moscow, Russia |
Died | 16 August 1924 Moscow, Soviet Union | (aged 57)
Nationality | Russian |
Other names | Poliksena Soloviova, Poliksena Sergeevna Solov'eva |
Occupation(s) | writer, artist |
Years active | 1883–1924 |
Father | Sergey Solovyov |
Relatives | Vsevolod Solovyov (brother) Vladimir Solovyov (brother) |
Polyxena Sergeyevna Solovyova (Russian: Поликсена Сергеевна Соловьёва, romanized: Poliksena Sergeyevna Solovyova; 1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1867 – 16 August 1924) was a Russian poet and illustrator. A Symbolist poet from the Silver Age of Russian Poetry, she won the Medal of Pushkin in 1908. She was the first person to translate Alice in Wonderland into the Russian language and was known for founding and illustrating the magazine and publishing house Тропинка ("Path") with her partner, Natalia Manaseina.