Lithography titled “Портрет Волошина”. From “Apollon“, Nr. 3, Saint Petersburg, Russia , 1909. Lithograph: N. Kadushin.APOLLON (Apollo), a literary journal. It was founded in 1909 by critic S. K. Makovsky, and named after the Ancient Greek God of Sun, Light and Art. In 1909-10 it came out on a monthly basis as a supplement of the Literaturny Almanakh, afterwards with the frequency of ten editions a year. The editorial office was located at 24 Moika River Embankment, later - at 26 Razyezzhaya Street. I. F. Annensky, А. N. the Benois, Vyacheslav I. Ivanov, critic А. L. Volynsky developed the journal's concept. Among others Аlexander А. Blok, V. Y. Bruce, Мaximilian А. Voloshin, М. А. Kuzmin, Nikolay. S. Gumilev, G. I. Chulkov, B. М. Eichenbaum, B. V. Tomashevsky, art critics and artists L. S. Bakst, N. N. Vrangel, М. V. Dobuzhinsky, N. N. Evreinov, V. E. Meyerhold, N. N. Punin contributed to the Apollon. The journal became a discussion panel for contemporary literature, painting, architecture, music, dance, prosody and literary translation issues. The journal published a lot of copies of the works of Russian and international artists and articles about them. The chronicle of Аpollon gives an extensive record of Russian (especially St. Petersburg's) and European contemporary cultural life. Until 1913 Apollon predominantly focused on symbolism; in January of 1913 it published the Manifestos of Acmeism by Gumilev and S. M. Gorodetsky, yet welcoming adherents of various literary trends. The Apollon's editorial office (24 Moika River Embankment; 8 Razyezzhaya Street) used to host meetings of the Society for the Zealots of the Poetic Word (Poetry Academy). In 1917 the printing of Apollon was ceased.Aleksandr Yakovlevich Golovin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Я́ковлевич Голови́н; March 1 [February 17] 1863 - April 17, 1930) was a Russian artist and stage designer. He designed productions for Sergei Diaghilev, Constantin Stanislavski, and Vsevolod Meyerhold.Maximilian Alexandrovich Kirienko-Voloshin (Russian: Максимилиа́н Алекса́ндрович Кирие́нко-Воло́шин), commonly known as Max Voloshin (May 28, 1877 - November 8, 1932), was a Ukrainian-born Russian poet. He was one of the significant representatives of the Symbolist movement in Russian culture and literature. He became famous as a poet and a critic of literature and the arts, being published in many contemporary magazines of the early 20th century, including Vesy, Zolotoye runo ('The Golden Fleece'), and Apollon. He was known for his brilliant translations of a number of French poetic and prose works into Russian. He was also known as a Freemason.Approx. image size 18 x 16,5/22,5 x 20 cm.

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