Maltese Square is another place where Marina Ivanovna often visited and sat in one of the cafes overlooking the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary under the chain. Maltese crosses adorn it in abundance, but I want to believe that it was this one above the entrance that sank into her soul and appeared in the "Poem of the End": "A silver notch The Maltese star is in the window!" ... And from here, almost from the river up the slope of Petrin, streets and gardens, gardens go up in steps... And again in the "Poem of the End": "And — the embankment. Water I'm holding on like a thick layer. Semiramidine Gardens Hanging — so here you are!" And above them are the Hradcany with the medieval Basilica of St. Jiri. Tsvetaeva loved this temple very much and called it "St. George under the snow" because of the snow-white towers... Without a doubt it was the happiest period of the tragic life of "The greatest Russian poet" (Brodsky). Our girls write... maybe they will be interested in what Brodsky thought about Tsvetaeva? Genius about Genius - "Thanks to Tsvetaeva, not only my idea of poetry has changed, but my whole view of the world has changed, and this is the most important thing, right? ...Of course, I could never rise to her virtuosity." Like that.

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Оксана Чорна

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A functioning temple. I wasn't inside. A very quiet and cozy courtyard between the main entrance and the exit to the building

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