Korvin-Piotrovskiĭ, Vladimir Lʹvovich, 1901-

Vladimir L'vovich Korvin-Piotrovskii was born May 15, 1891 in Kiev. After serving in World War I and the White Army, he crossed through Poland and made his way to Berlin around 1920. In Berlin, Korvin-Piotrovskii was active in the Russian emigre literary community, befriending IUrii Ofrosimov and Vladimir Sirin (Nabokov). He was a member of the Berlin Poets' Club, a group of Russian emigre poets founded by Mikhail Gorlin. In addition to Korvin-Piotrovskii, Ofrosimov and Sirin, members included Raisa Blokh and Sofiia Pregel'. Vladimir and Nina Korvin-Piotrovskii left Germany for France before World War II began. During the war, Korvin-Piotrovskii was active in the French Resistance movement and was subsequently arrested and imprisoned. Vladimir and Nina Korvin-Piotrovskii were close friends with Italian sculptor Italo Griselli and his wife Leila and visited them many times in Italy. In 1961 the Korvin-Piotrovskii family moved to Los Angeles, California, where Vladimir Korvin-Piotrovskii died on April 2, 1966 and Nina Korvin-Piotrovskaia died in 1975.

From the description of Vladimir Korvin-Piotrovskii papers, 1899-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702153041

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