Mikhail Kuzmin
From QueerBio.com
Country
Russia
Birth - Death
1872 - 1936
Occupation
Writer
Notable Achievements
Description
Poet, composer, novelist. Had numerous relationships with men. Novel 'Wings' caused a sensation by advocating homosexual relationships between men. Notable works include 'Wings' (1906), his novel of homosexual awakening and defense of homosexuality. Companion was Yury Yurkun, who was rounded up with other homosexuals after Kuzmin's death and shot.
