Vladimir Korvin-Piotrovskii
Russian writer (1891–1966)
Vladimir L'vovich Korvin-Piotrovskii (Russian: Владимир Львович Корвин-Пиотровский; 15 May 1891 – 2 April 1966) was a Russian poet. His place of birth is sometimes identified as the Ukrainian town of Bila Tserkva, where Korvin-Piotrovskii spent much of his childhood. During World War I, Korvin-Piotrovskii served in the White Army as an artillery officer. After being taken prisoner and barely escaping execution, he crossed through Poland and made his way to Berlin around 1920.
In Berlin, Korvin-Piotrovskii became active in the Russian emigre literary community. There he met Yuri Ofrosimov and Vladimir Nabokov. He also became involved with the Berlin Poets' Club, a group of Russian emigre poets founded by Mikhail Gorlin. In addition to Ofrosimov, Korvin-Piotrovskii and Sirin, members included Raisa Blokh, Nina Korvin-Piotrovskaia (née Kaplun), Véra Nabokov, and Sofiya Pregel.
Vladimir and Nina Korvin-Piotrovskii left Germany before World War II began. Nina Korvin-Piotrovskaia worked at the French embassy in Berlin, and they were able to travel to Paris with embassy staff.
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