Once a known Russian poet censored under the Soviets, Sophia Parnok is best remembered for one affair with another Russian poet, and not for the following: dying from a tumultuous other love affair, writing librettos, or even her own poetry. Sources (Used/Consulted/Read Along the Way) Tsvetaeva by Viktoria Schweitzer Sophia Parnok: The Life and Work<a class="more-link" href="https://parislesbospodcast.com/2025/12/05/russias-sappho-ep-58/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Russia’s Sappho – Ep.58"</span></a>

Once a known Russian poet censored under the Soviets, Sophia Parnok is best remembered for one affair with another Russian poet, and not for the following: dying from a tumultuous other love affair, writing librettos, or even her own poetry. Sources (Used/Consulted/Read Along the Way) Tsvetaeva by Viktoria Schweitzer Sophia Parnok: The Life and WorkContinue reading "Russia’s Sappho – Ep.58"

Once a known Russian poet censored under the Soviets, Sophia Parnok is best remembered for one affair with another Russian poet, and not for the following: dying from a tumultuous other love affair, writing librettos, or even her own poetry. Sources (Used/Consulted/Read Along the Way) Tsvetaeva by Viktoria Schweitzer Sophia Parnok: The Life and Work<a href="https://parislesbospodcast.com/2025/12/05/russias-sappho-ep-58/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Continue reading "Russia’s Sappho – Ep.58"</a>

Russia’s Sappho – Ep.58

Paris Lesbos is a monthly podcast of less known figures in history, mostly spanning from La Belle Epoque Paris to the Cold War Era.

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Russia’s Sappho – Ep.58

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