Biography

Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (Russian: Марина Ивановна Цветаева) was a Russian poet.
Her work is considered among some of the greatest in twentieth century Russian literature.
She lived through and wrote of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Moscow famine that followed it. In an attempt to save her daughter Irina from starvation, she placed her in a state orphanage in 1919, where she died of hunger. Tsvetaeva left Russia in 1922 and lived with her family in increasing poverty in Paris, Berlin and Prague before returning to Moscow in 1939. Her husband Sergei Efron and their daughter Ariadna (Alya) were arrested on espionage charges in 1941; her husband was executed. Tsvetaeva committed suicide in 1941. As a lyrical poet, her passion and daring linguistic experimentation mark her as a striking chronicler of her times and the depths of the human condition.

Books by Marina T͡Svetaeva

Story of Sonechka
Story of Sonechka
2025
Three by Tsvetaeva
Three by Tsvetaeva
2024
Head on a Gleaming Plate
Head on a Gleaming Plate
2022
Poem of the End
Poem of the End
2021
Ostrova li︠u︡bvi
Ostrova li︠u︡bvi
2020
Youthful Verses
Youthful Verses
2020
Forms of Exile
Forms of Exile
2019
Cartas de amor a Konstantín Rodzevich
Cartas de amor a Konstantín Rodzevich
2018
Dramaticheskie Proizvedenija
Dramaticheskie Proizvedenija
2018
Stihotvorenija 1921 - 1941
Stihotvorenija 1921 - 1941
2018
Vospominanija o Sovremennikah
Vospominanija o Sovremennikah
2018
After Russia (Paris 1928)
After Russia (Paris 1928)
2017
I︠A︡ ne li︠u︡bovnai︠a︡ geroini
I︠A︡ ne li︠u︡bovnai︠a︡ geroini︠a︡
2017
Polnoe sobranie poėzii, prozy,
Polnoe sobranie poėzii, prozy, dramaturgii v odnom tome
2017
Tebe-- cherez sto let
Tebe-- cherez sto let
2017
Chrez likholetie ėpokhi..
Chrez likholetie ėpokhi..
2016
Letter to the Amazon
Letter to the Amazon
2016
Mne nravitsi͡a, chto vy bolʹny ne mnoĭ
Mne nravitsi͡a, chto vy bolʹny ne mnoĭ
2016
Ciweitayewa ji
Ciweitayewa ji
2014
Moscow in the Plague Year
Moscow in the Plague Year
2014
Kibrīyāʼ jarīḥ
Kibrīyāʼ jarīḥ
2013
Крымский дневник
Крымский дневник
2013
At ha-aḥ sheli
At ha-aḥ sheli
2012
Borisoglebskiĭ, 6
Borisoglebskiĭ, 6
2012
Dark Elderberry Branch
Dark Elderberry Branch
2012
Mon Pouchkine
Mon Pouchkine
2012
Odna--zdesʹ--zhiznʹ
Odna--zdesʹ--zhiznʹ
2012
Pisʹma, 1924-1927
Pisʹma, 1924-1927
2012
Soul and passion
Soul and passion
2012
Vek moĭ gromkiĭ
Vek moĭ gromkiĭ
2012
Письма, 1905-1923
Письма, 1905-1923
2012
Bride of Ice
Bride of Ice
2011
Lahaṭ adom
Lahaṭ adom
2011
Spasibo za dolgui︠u︡ pami︠a︡tʹ
Spasibo za dolgui︠u︡ pami︠a︡tʹ li︠u︡bvi--
2009
Velikoe soglasie vysot
Velikoe soglasie vysot
2009
Paths of the Beggar Woman
Paths of the Beggar Woman
2008
Pisʹma k Anne Teskovoĭ
Pisʹma k Anne Teskovoĭ
2008
ha-Masaʻ el ha-yam
ha-Masaʻ el ha-yam
2007
Net na zemle vtorogo Vas..
Net na zemle vtorogo Vas..
2007
מארינה צווטאייבה
מארינה צווטאייבה
2007
Nadeius - sgovorimsia legko. Pisma 1933-1937 godov
Nadeius - sgovorimsia legko. Pisma 1933-1937 godov
2005
Nadei͡usʹ--sgovorimsi͡a legko
Nadei͡usʹ--sgovorimsi͡a legko
2005
Sipurah shel Sonits'ḳah
Sipurah shel Sonits'ḳah
2005
Vivre dans le feu
Vivre dans le feu
2005
Dushi nachinai͡ut videtʹ
Dushi nachinai͡ut videtʹ
2004
Mne kazalosʹ, i͡a idu po zvezd
Mne kazalosʹ, i͡a idu po zvezdam--
2004
Poem of the End: Selected Narr
Poem of the End: Selected Narrative and Lyrical Poetry
2004
To poiēma tou vounou kai alla
To poiēma tou vounou kai alla poiēmata
2004
Tres poemas mayores
Tres poemas mayores
2004
V zavtra rechʹ derzhu--
V zavtra rechʹ derzhu--
2004
Avtobiograficheskai︠a︡ proza (
Avtobiograficheskai︠a︡ proza (1933-1937). Dnevnikovye zapisi. Vospominanii︠a︡ o sovremennikakh. Esse. Pisʹma
2003
Derevʹi︠a︡! K vam idu! Marina
Derevʹi︠a︡! K vam idu! Marina T︠s︡vetaeva
2002
Earthly signs
Earthly signs
2002
Pisʹma k Natalʹe Gaĭdukevich
Pisʹma k Natalʹe Gaĭdukevich
2002
Propavshai︠a︡ tetradʹ
Propavshai︠a︡ tetradʹ
2002
Versty/Milestones. Perevod na
Versty/Milestones. Perevod na angliĭskiĭ R. Kemballa
2002
Zapisnye knizhki i dnevnikovai
Zapisnye knizhki i dnevnikovai͡a proza
2002
Ariane/poche slave 7
Ariane/poche slave 7
2001
Depois da Rússia (Portuguese Edition)
Depois da Rússia (Portuguese Edition)
2001
Letters of Marina Tsvetaeva
Letters of Marina Tsvetaeva
2001
Pisʹma k Konstantinu Rodzevich
Pisʹma k Konstantinu Rodzevichu
2001
Svetovoy liven
Svetovoy liven
2001
Gde moĭ dom? Stikhi k Chekhiĭ.
Gde moĭ dom? Stikhi k Chekhiĭ. Dokumenty, pisʹma, fotografii
2000
Gospodin moĭ--Vremi͡a
Gospodin moĭ--Vremi͡a
2000
Khronika protivostoi͡anii͡a
Khronika protivostoi͡anii͡a
2000
Marina T︠s︡vetaeva-Adamovich G
Marina T︠s︡vetaeva-Adamovich Georgiĭ
2000
Povest £ o Sonechke
Povest £ o Sonechke
2000
Serdt︠s︡a vystradannyĭ raĭ
Serdt︠s︡a vystradannyĭ raĭ
2000
Stikhotvorenii︠a︡, poėmy, moĭ
Stikhotvorenii︠a︡, poėmy, moĭ Pushkin
2000
Devi︠a︡tʹ pisem
Devi︠a︡tʹ pisem
1999
Devi︠a︡tʹ pisem s desi︠a︡tym,
Devi︠a︡tʹ pisem s desi︠a︡tym, nevernuvshimsi︠a︡ i odinnadt︠s︡atym - poluchennym. Perevod s frant︠s︡uzskogo
1999
Le ciel brûle
Le ciel brûle
1999
My Pushkin (written in Russian)
My Pushkin (written in Russian)
1999
Neizdannoe . Sem'ia . Istoriia
Neizdannoe . Sem'ia . Istoriia v pis'makh
1999
L'amica
L'amica
1998
Poruchai︠u︡ vetru
Poruchai︠u︡ vetru
1998
Prosto--serdt͡se--
Prosto--serdt͡se--
1998
Rainer Maria Rilke und Marina
Rainer Maria Rilke und Marina Zwetajewa
1998
Pisʹma M.I. T︠S︡vetaevoĭ k L.E
Pisʹma M.I. T︠S︡vetaevoĭ k L.E. Chirikovoĭ-Shnitnikovoĭ
1997
Svodnye tetradi
Svodnye tetradi
1997
Una dedicatoria
Una dedicatoria
1997
Zdravstvui, poroda moia - gran
Zdravstvui, poroda moia - granit!
1997
Starry Sky to Starry Sky
Starry Sky to Starry Sky
1996
Le diable et autres récits
Le diable et autres récits
1995
Novogodnee
Novogodnee
1995
Stikhi sirote
Stikhi sirote
1995
"Khotite ko mne v sȳnov'ya?"
"Khotite ko mne v sȳnov'ya?"
1994
Arijadna Fedra
Arijadna Fedra
1994
Les gardiens des livres
Les gardiens des livres
1994
Li͡ubvi starinnye tumany
Li͡ubvi starinnye tumany
1994
Pisʹma Anatolii︠u︡ Shteĭgeru
Pisʹma Anatolii︠u︡ Shteĭgeru
1994
Pisma Anatolii︠u︡ Shteĭgeru
Pisma Anatolii︠u︡ Shteĭgeru
1994
Poemy Dramaticheskie Proizvede
Poemy Dramaticheskie Proizvedenia
1994
Mariula
Mariula
1993
Plashch
Plashch
1993
Zhivoe o zhivom
Zhivoe o zhivom
1993
Zhivoe o zhivom (Voloshin)
Zhivoe o zhivom (Voloshin)
1993
After Russia =
After Russia =
1992
An Anna Achmatowa
An Anna Achmatowa
1992
Gde moi dom?
Gde moi dom?
1992
Pesnia i formula
Pesnia i formula
1992
Pisʹma Valentinu Bulgakovu, 19
Pisʹma Valentinu Bulgakovu, 1925-1927
1992
Posle Rossii
Posle Rossii
1992
Za vsekh-protivu vsekh!
Za vsekh-protivu vsekh!
1992
Art in the light of conscience
Art in the light of conscience
1991
Gde otstupaet li︠u︡bovʹ..
Gde otstupaet li︠u︡bovʹ..
1991
Gde otstupaetsi︠a︡ li︠u︡bovʹ--
Gde otstupaetsi︠a︡ li︠u︡bovʹ--
1991
Krysolov =
Krysolov =
1991
Quinze lettres de Marina Tsvet
Quinze lettres de Marina Tsvetaeva à Boris Pasternak
1991
V polemike s vekom
V polemike s vekom
1991
Carta a la Amazona y otros escritos franceses
Carta a la Amazona y otros escritos franceses
1990
Nathalie Gontcharova
Nathalie Gontcharova
1990
Osypalis' list'ya nad vashei m
Osypalis' list'ya nad vashei mogiloi -
1990
Pisʹma k Ariadne Berg
Pisʹma k Ariadne Berg
1990
Sobranie stikhotvoreniĭ, poėm
Sobranie stikhotvoreniĭ, poėm i dramaticheskikh proizvedeniĭ v trekh tomakh
1990
Stikhotvorenii︠a︡ ; Poėmy ; Dr
Stikhotvorenii︠a︡ ; Poėmy ; Dramaticheskie proizvedenii︠a︡
1990
Stikhovorenii͡a, poėmy, proza
Stikhovorenii͡a, poėmy, proza
1990
Стихотворения. Поэмы. Драматические произведения
Стихотворения. Поэмы. Драматические произведения
1990
" Poklonis' Moskve..."
" Poklonis' Moskve..."
1989
Das Haus am Alten Pimen
Das Haus am Alten Pimen
1989
In the inmost hour of the soul
In the inmost hour of the soul
1989
Le poète et la critique
Le poète et la critique
1989
Le poète et le temps
Le poète et le temps
1989
Les flagellantes
Les flagellantes
1988
Razluka
Razluka
1988
Stikhotvoreniya, poemy, dramat
Stikhotvoreniya, poemy, dramaticheskie proizvedeniya
1988
Vechernyĭ alʹbom
Vechernyĭ alʹbom
1988
Auf eigenen Wegen. Tagebuchprosa. Moskau 1917 - 1920, Paris 1934
Auf eigenen Wegen. Tagebuchprosa. Moskau 1917 - 1920, Paris 1934
1987
L'art à la lumière de la consc
L'art à la lumière de la conscience
1987
Neuf lettres
Neuf lettres
1987
Začarovaný kruh
Začarovaný kruh
1987
Selected Poems (Hutchinson Poets)
Selected Poems (Hutchinson Poets)
1986
How many have fallen
How many have fallen
1984
Sochineniia Vol. 2
Sochineniia Vol. 2
1984
A captive spirit
A captive spirit
1983
Kʻez, haryur tari heto
Kʻez, haryur tari heto
1983
Le notti fiorentine
Le notti fiorentine
1983
Versty
Versty
1983
Selected Poems of Marina Tsvetayeva
Selected Poems of Marina Tsvetayeva
1981
A captive spirit : selected pr
A captive spirit : selected prose
1980
Il settimo sogno
Il settimo sogno
1980
The demesne of the swans =
The demesne of the swans =
1980
Vechernii al'bom
Vechernii al'bom
1980
Izbraniya proza v dvukh tomakh
Izbraniya proza v dvukh tomakh 1917-1937
1979
Izbrannaya proza v dvukh tomak
Izbrannaya proza v dvukh tomakh 1917-1937
1979
Krysolov = The Pied Piper
Krysolov = The Pied Piper
1979
Mon frère féminin
Mon frère féminin
1979
Psikheya
Psikheya
1979
Razluka ; Stikhi k Bloku
Razluka ; Stikhi k Bloku
1979
Stikhi k Bloku = To. A. Blok
Stikhi k Bloku = To. A. Blok
1978
Matʹ i muzyka =
Matʹ i muzyka =
1977
Matʹ i muzyka = My mother and
Matʹ i muzyka = My mother and music
1977
Posle Rossii, 1922-1925
Posle Rossii, 1922-1925
1976
Neizdannoe pisʹma k L. Ėllisu
Neizdannoe pisʹma k L. Ėllisu ... [i dr.]
1972
Hodina duše
Hodina duše
1971
Mólodets
Mólodets
1971
Nesobrannye proizvedeniīā
Nesobrannye proizvedeniīā
1971
Básník a čas
Básník a čas
1970
Samizdat anthology of poetry
Samizdat anthology of poetry
1970
Pisʹma k A. Teskovoĭ
Pisʹma k A. Teskovoĭ
1969
Pražské vigilie
Pražské vigilie
1969
Stikhovtvoreniia
Stikhovtvoreniia
1969
Svetovoi liven'
Svetovoi liven'
1969
Volshebnyĭ fonarʹ
Volshebnyĭ fonarʹ
1967
Izbrannye proizvedeniia. Vstup
Izbrannye proizvedeniia. Vstup. stat'ia Bl. Oplova. Sostavlenie, podgotovka teksta i primechaniia A. Efron i A. Saakiants
1965
Gedichte, Prosa
Gedichte, Prosa
1960
Lebedinȳĭ stan
Lebedinȳĭ stan
1957
Stikhi k Bloku
Stikhi k Bloku
1922
Alʹmanakh muz
Alʹmanakh muz
1916
T︠s︡arʹ-di︠e︡vit︠s︡a
T︠s︡arʹ-di︠e︡vit︠s︡a
1903
La conscience d'Hamlet
La conscience d'Hamlet