Russian painter and writer (1877-1913).
Born May 30th, 1877 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 6th, 1913 at 35 years old in Polyany (leukemia). [ref]
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis