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Nikolai Gumilev

Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet and critic (died 1921)

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Born
April 15, 1886
Age in 2026
140
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1886

About Nikolai Gumilev

Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev was a Russian poet, literary critic, traveler, and military officer. He was a co-founder of the Acmeist movement. He was the husband of Anna Akhmatova and the father of Lev Gumilev. Nikolai Gumilev was arrested and executed by the Cheka, the secret Soviet police force, in 1921. His first poem, I Ran from Cities into Woods (Я в лес бежал из городов), was published on September 8, 1902 in the newspaper Tifliski Listok. In 1905 he published his first collection of poetry entitled Conquistadors' Way.

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Nikolai Gumilev timeline

  1. His first poem, I Ran from Cities into Woods (Я в лес бежал из городов), was published on September 8, 1902 in the newspaper Tifliski Listok.
  2. In 1905 he published his first collection of poetry entitled Conquistadors' Way.
  3. Nikolai Gumilev was arrested and executed by the Cheka, the secret Soviet police force, in 1921.

The world when Nikolai Gumilev was born

Nikolai Gumilev was born in 1886. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst professional baseball game under electric lights
  • Top headlineStatue of Liberty dedicated in New York Harbor
  • Technology milestoneCoca-Cola invented in Atlanta
  • Notable inventionCoca-Cola (originally contained cocaine)
  • World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population55.6M

1886 versus 2026

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Measure18862026
Population55.6M341 million

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