Lilya Brik

Lilya Brik
Born in November 11th, 1891From Moscow, Russian Empire

Lilya Brik Biography

Lilya Yuryevna Brik (alternatively spelled Lili or Lily; Russian: Лиля Юрьевна Брик; November 11 [O.S. October 30] 1891 '“ August 4, 1978) was a Russian author and socialite, connected to many leading figures in the Russian avant-garde between 1914 and 1930. She was known as the beloved (muse) of Vladimir Mayakovsky.

Lilya Brik was married for a long time to the poet, editor and literary critic Osip Brik (1888'“1945), and she was the older sister of the French-Russian writer Elsa Triolet (1896'“1970). Pablo Neruda called Lilya "muse of Russian avant-garde". Her name was frequently abbreviated by her contemporaries as "Л.Ю." or "Л.Ю.Б." which are the first letters of the Russian word "любовь" lyubov, "love"

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