Warrior and Virgin. The world of Nikolai Gumilyov and Anna Akhmatova

The book of Olga Chernenkova tells about the life of the two greatest poets of the Silver Age, about the complex history of their relationship, which developed against the background of the drama experienced by the country. Two poets, two personalities combined in marriage, is a unique case. They speak the same language, they understand and feel each other, this connection is above all earthly and ordinary. But the tragedy of parting is inevitable. “Warrior and Virgo ", as Anna Akhmatova called them in her poem, will not be able to get along together, will not be able to cope with jealousy, to live up to each other"s expectations. The author describes in detail the amazing fate of two outstanding Russian poets, the literary world of St. Petersburg and the events of that restless time. Akhmatova will survive Gumilyov for 45 years, but their union will go down in history and will remain forever, not subject to either time or people