Lydia Dmitrievna Zinovieva-Annibal (Russian: ЛидиÑ
Ð"митриевна Зиновьева-Рннибал) (1866â€"1907)
was a Russian prose writer and dramatist.[1] Annibal was her mother's
maiden name.She was born to a noble family. Her grandfather was
Senator V.N. Zinoviev [ru], her uncle was General V.V. Zinoviev [ru]
and her brother, A.D. Zinoviev became the Governor of Saint
Petersburg. Her mother was the Baroness Weimar and a descendant of
Abram Petrovich Gannibal.Most of her education was from private
tutors. She did attend the Saint Petersburg women's gymnasium for a
short time, but was expelled for being "obstinate". In 1884, she
married one of her tutors, Konstantin Shvarsalon. Under his influence,
she developed an interest in socialism and became associated with the
Narodniks. Clandestine meetings were often held at their home.[2]In
1893, she fled to Rome, where she met the poet Vyacheslav Ivanov. Two
years later, Ivanov divorced his wife, but her husband refused to
consent and their divorce proceedings dragged on for three years.
During the 1900s, after returning to Saint Petersburg, she and Ivanov
hosted the literary salon "Среды Иванова [ru]" (Ivanov
Wednesdays, better known as "On the Tower", from its location).
Ð"митриевна Зиновьева-Рннибал) (1866â€"1907)
was a Russian prose writer and dramatist.[1] Annibal was her mother's
maiden name.She was born to a noble family. Her grandfather was
Senator V.N. Zinoviev [ru], her uncle was General V.V. Zinoviev [ru]
and her brother, A.D. Zinoviev became the Governor of Saint
Petersburg. Her mother was the Baroness Weimar and a descendant of
Abram Petrovich Gannibal.Most of her education was from private
tutors. She did attend the Saint Petersburg women's gymnasium for a
short time, but was expelled for being "obstinate". In 1884, she
married one of her tutors, Konstantin Shvarsalon. Under his influence,
she developed an interest in socialism and became associated with the
Narodniks. Clandestine meetings were often held at their home.[2]In
1893, she fled to Rome, where she met the poet Vyacheslav Ivanov. Two
years later, Ivanov divorced his wife, but her husband refused to
consent and their divorce proceedings dragged on for three years.
During the 1900s, after returning to Saint Petersburg, she and Ivanov
hosted the literary salon "Среды Иванова [ru]" (Ivanov
Wednesdays, better known as "On the Tower", from its location).
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