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Prussia and Macedonia. For his bravery he was invested with two
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and absorbed his views on poetry at the evenings held by Ivanov in his celebrated "Turreted House". His wife
Akhmatova accompanied him to Ivanov's parties as well.
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Gumilev's execution placed a stigma on
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was his teacher. Later, Gumilev admitted that it was
Annensky's influence that turned his mind to writing poetry. He spent some of his youth in
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