Background
Odoevtseva, Irina was born in 1901. Wife of the poet Georgii Ivanov.
Odoevtseva, Irina was born in 1901. Wife of the poet Georgii Ivanov.
Started to write poetry as a pupil of N. Gumilev in the group Tsekh Poetov in Petrograd. Emigrated during the Civil War, and settled in Paris. Continued to write and publish verse.
Wrote memoirs of her life in literary circles in Petrograd and Paris (Na Beregakh Nevy, Na Beregakh Seny). In her old age, alone and in poverty, returned to Leningrad, 1987, where she was welcomed and treated as a VIP.