Lilya Brik
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Lilya Yuryevna Brik was a Russian author and socialite, connected to many leading figures in the Russian avant-garde between 1914 and 1930. She was the lover and muse of Vladimir Mayakovsky, even whil
Brik in 1928
Lilya Brik with her mother and sister Elsa 1906
Vladimir Mayakovsky and Lilya Brik
A 1918 photo that appeared retouched in official Soviet publications in the 1960s
Elsa Triolet
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Ella Yuryevna Kagan, known as Elsa Triolet, was a Russian-French writer and translator known for being the first woman to be awarded the Prix Goncourt.
Lilya Brik
…Jewish family. Her father, Yuri Alexandrovich Kagan, was a lawyer and her mother, Yelena Youlevna Berman, was a music teacher. Both she and her sister Ella "Elsa" received excellent education and were able to speak fluent German and French, and to play the piano. Lilya graduated from Moscow Institute of…
Triolet in 1925