b. 1893 — d. 1930
Vladimir Mayakovsky Russian, born Georgia, 1893-1930
Born 1893 — Died 1930
You'll Never Get to Paris, Fritz, though You Might through Thick and Thin. And if You get to Paris, Fritz, We'll be in Berlin! (Ekh ty nemets, pri da pri zhe / ne dopresh chtob sest' v Parizhe / i uzh bratets - klinom klin: / ty v Parizh, a my v Berlin!)
A Sultan by the port did sit, and smacked his nose into my fist. (Ekh sultan sidel' by v Port, / drakoi ryla ne poporti.)
Patriotic propaganda postcard with verse by Vladimir Mayakovsky
To the Polish Front! Hurry Up! Get Your Guns! Unless You Want to be under Polish Oppression! (Na pol’skii front! Pod vintovku! Migom! Esli byt’ ne khotite pod panskim igom) (Poster for Russian Telegraph Agency [ROSTA])
Radio
Ni znakhar', ni bog, ni angely boga - krest'ianstvu ne podmoga
Dezertir
Gotov'sia! Tsel'sia!
Maiakovskii ulybaetsia. Maiakovskii smeetsia. Maiakovskii izdevaetsia
, 1923
, 1924
, 1931
, 1936