Osip Emilyevich Mandelshtam

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Also Known As	Osip Emilyevich Mandelstam
Born	January 15, 1891 • Warsaw • Poland
Died	December 27, 1938? • near Vladivostok • Russia
Movement / Style	Acmeists

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