Kuzminsky Konstantin Konstantinovich

Definition:

Poet, essayist, publisher, actionist

Years of life: 1940-2015
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Born in 1940 in Leningrad; studied at the biology and soil faculty of Leningrad State University and at the theater studies department of the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography, expelled. From the mid-1960s he took part in the unofficial literary life of Leningrad, compiled a number of samizdat author's books (including Joseph Brodsky, Stanislav Krasovitsky, Genrikh Sapgir), and the samizdat "Anthology of Soviet Pathology". Held apartment exhibitions of unofficial art. Since 1975 in the USA. Published in "left" émigré publications: the almanacs "Muleta", "Chernovik", "A-Ya" and others; in 1981 he released a joint collection of poems with Eduard Limonov and Alexei Tsvetkov. Compiled the “Anthology of the Newest Russian Poetry at the Blue Lagoon” (nine volumes) - a collection of samizdat poetry from the 1950s to 1980s.

Documents (7)

Fund 020 / Inventory 1_7 / Case 90
3. K. Kuzminsky. "Living mirror. The second stage of Leningrad poetry. St. Petersburg, 1974. Fourth edition, revised. With the signature of the author. Machine, 355 l. Hardcover.
Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Климова Маргарита Михайловна
6. Interview taken with Klimova M.M. Chuikina S. 02/21/1994.
Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Вознесенская Юлия Николаевна
7. An open letter from I. Sinyavin to A.E. Shirinkina, a member of the editorial board of the magazine “Grani”. dated June 12-23, 1978, published in the Canadian magazine “Sovremennik” No. 39-40.
Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Донской Гелий Александрович
8. Brief biographical information on Donskoy G.A.
Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Михайлов Георгий Николаевич
50. Newspaper “Intellectual Capital” No. 5(7) for May 1997, containing a continuation of the autobiographical story of G.N. Mikhailov. (sixth part) under the heading “I have to talk about this” (on p. 3).
Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Бродский Иосиф Александрович
61. Losev L. Translation of Brodsky’s article by I. “This means there is no separation. There is a huge meeting,” Uflyand V. “White Petersburg evening on May 24” in the newspaper “Evening Leningrad” No. 119 dated May 24, 1990. Special issue “House of Books” dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Brodsky I.