Polyxena Solovyova

Polyxena Solovyova
Поликсена Соловьёва
Sepia portrait of a short-haired woman wearing a jacket and long skirt, seated with a book in her lap.
Solovyova, c. 1900
Born
Polyxena Sergeyevna Solovyova

(1867-03-20)20 March 1867
Moscow, Russia
Died16 August 1924(1924-08-16) (aged 57)
Moscow, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Other namesPoliksena Soloviova, Poliksena Sergeevna Solov'eva
Occupation(s)writer, artist
Years active1883–1924
FatherSergey Solovyov
RelativesVsevolod Solovyov (brother)
Vladimir Solovyov (brother)

Polyxena Sergeyevna Solovyova (Russian: Поликсена Сергеевна Соловьёва, romanizedPoliksena 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.