3. She was born on 8
October 1892,
Moscow, Russian
Empire. Her father
was a professor,
and her mother was
a concert pianist.
Marina began
writing poetry when
she was six years
old, but her mother
didn`t like it. In 1908,
aged 16, she
studied literary
history at the
Sorbonne.
4. In 1911 she met Sergei Efron. The fell in
love and got married , they had three
children: Ariadne, Irene and George.
5. In Russia, it was a terrible time, Marina lost
many people dear to her. She couldn`t live
anymore. She committed suicide on August
1941.
6. Unfortunately,
her work was not
recognized
during her life
time. But now
she is a famous
Russian poet and
novelist. I fell
pride in the fact
that this talented
woman was born
in Russia.
