Who was Nadezhda Yakovlevna Mandelstam?
Q: Who was Nadezhda Yakovlevna Mandelstam?
A: Nadezhda Yakovlevna Mandelstam was a Russian writer and the wife of poet Osip Mandelstam.
Q: Where did she grow up?
A: She grew up in Kiev.
Q: What poem did Osip write that angered the Russian government?
A: Osip wrote a poem about the Russian leader called Stalin Epigram which angered the Russian government.
Q: How did the government punish Osip for writing this poem?
A: The government punished Osip by arresting him and ordering him to live in Cherdyn, Perm region and later to Voronezh. They also used internal exile instead of sending people to prison.
Q: How did Nadezhda spend her life after her husband's death?
A: After her husband's death, Nadezhda decided to spend her life collecting and publishing all of his poems, most of which she memorised.
Q: When was she allowed to return to Moscow?
A: After Stalin died in 1958, Nadezhda was allowed to return to Moscow.
Q: What archives did she give Princeton University in 1979? A: In 1979, Nadehzda gave Princeton University her archives which included letters, books and photographs.
