Elena Guro

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]

Occupations
drawer, painter, poet, writer
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner