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Poet, composer, novelist.  Had numerous relationships with men.  Novel 'Wings' caused a sensation by advocating homosexual relationships between men.  Companion was Yury Yurkun, who was rounded up with other homosexuals after Kuzmin's death and shot.
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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.

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Mikhail Kuzmin

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.