About Valentin Khromov
Lived 1933 – 2020 (aged 86). Valentin Khromov was a Russian poet.
Valentin Konstantinovich Khromov ( 2 December 1933 – 11 November 2020) was a Russian poet.
Biography Born in Moscow on 2 December 1933, Khromov studied alongside the artist Anatoly Zverev. He graduated from the Institute of Foreign Languages. He was one of the first poets of his generation to utilize the palindrome.
In the mid-1950s, Khromov joined the Poets of the Mansard, one of the first circles of poets attempting to overcome censorship by the Soviet Union. He wrote several critical works on poetry, as well as essays on artists and poets.
Valentin Khromov died on 11 November 2020, at the age of 86.
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Who was Valentin Khromov?
Russian poet, essayist, and poetry scholar
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Valentin Khromov was born on 2 December 1933 in Moscow.
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Valentin Khromov died on 11 November 2020.
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Valentin Khromov was a poet.
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Valentin Khromov was Russian.
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