Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky [or Maiakovskii]

Vladimir Mayakovsky was born in Baghdati, Russia (currently Mayakovsky, Georgia) to Ukrainian parents on July 19, 1893. His father, a forestry officer, died in 1906, which prompted the family to move to Moscow. At age

Ode on the Revolution

by Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky [or Maiakovskii] (1893–1930)

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Hissed offstage
mocked by the batteries.
To you,
to you,
ulcerated by querulous bayonets,
zestfully
I offer an ode's
solemn "O,"
suspended over the epithets!

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