Konstantyn K. Kuzminsky
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Konstantin Konstantinovich Kuzminsky ( ; born April 16, 1940 in Saint Petersburg
, then Leningrad) is a Russia
n performance poet who emigrated from the Soviet Union
in 1978. Currently he lives in upstate New York
. He is the publisher of "The Blue Lagoon Anthology of Modern Russian Poetry". Other publications include a collection of Russian poetry “The Living Mirror”. Kuzminsky appears in several documentary films, among them two by Andrei Zagdansky
: Vasya
, a portrait of a close friend and Russian/Soviet nonconformist artist Vasily Sitnikov
and Konstantin and Mouse a.k.a. "Kostya and Mouse", a double-portrait of Konstantin Kuzminsky and his wife Emma, nicknamed Mouse.
Kuzminsky and American performance poet Hedwig Gorski
in Austin, Texas, 1979.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, then Leningrad) is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n performance poet who emigrated from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1978. Currently he lives in upstate New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He is the publisher of "The Blue Lagoon Anthology of Modern Russian Poetry". Other publications include a collection of Russian poetry “The Living Mirror”. Kuzminsky appears in several documentary films, among them two by Andrei Zagdansky
Andrei Zagdansky
Andrei Zagdansky is an American and Russian/Ukrainian independent documentary filmmaker.-Biography:Zagdansky attended Kiev State Institute of Theatrical Arts, graduating in 1979. He worked as a film director for Kievnauchfilm studio in Kiev from 1981 through 1988, and at film studio Thursday from...
: Vasya
Vasya (film)
Vasya is a 2002 American documentary film written, directed and produced by Andrei Zagdansky. The film tells the story of Russian underground artist Vasily Sitnikov, who was declared insane in early 1940’s by the Soviet authorities...
, a portrait of a close friend and Russian/Soviet nonconformist artist Vasily Sitnikov
Vasily Sitnikov
Vasily Yakovlevich Sitnikov was a Russian painter. He was one of the most vivid “landmark” figures of the post-war Soviet Nonconformist Art of Russia, and a living legend in Moscow artistic milieu....
and Konstantin and Mouse a.k.a. "Kostya and Mouse", a double-portrait of Konstantin Kuzminsky and his wife Emma, nicknamed Mouse.
Kuzminsky and American performance poet Hedwig Gorski
Hedwig Gorski
Dr. Hedwig Gorski is an American performance poet and an avant-garde artist who labels her aesthetic as American Futurism...
in Austin, Texas, 1979.
External links
- Upstate Quest for a Russian Soul; The Avant-Garde, Bearing Bread, Seeks Out a Mentor By Susan Sachs New York Times
- "Kostya and Mouse", a documentary by Andrei Zagdansky
- IMDB.com entry referencing K. Kuzminsky as Himself credit in the A. Zagdansky documentary
- "The Blue Lagoon Anthology of Modern Russian Poetry", current on-line version