Born: 19 November 1869, Russia
Died: 27 August 1905
Country most active: Russia
Also known as: Ми́рра Ло́хвицкая, Maria Alexandrovna Lokhvitskaya, Мари́я Алекса́ндровна Ло́хвицкая
The following is excerpted from “400 Outstanding Women of the World and the Costumology of Their Time” by Minna Moscherosch Schmidt, published in 1933.
Poetess born in St. Petersburg on November 19, 1871; appeared on the Russian literary field in 1889. Her poetry was first printed in Sever, and thereafter her work was published in many other periodicals. The first volume of her poetry was issued in 1896, when she was accorded for her poetry, the Pushkin prize; the second volume appeared in 1898. A complete edition of her verses was published in 1900 in three volumes.
Her extreme sensitivity, both to natural beauty and to lovers’ sorrows, won her acclaim among cultured and uncultured alike.