Nikolay Punin
Nikolay Punin | |
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Portrait of Nikolai Punin by Kazimir Malevich | |
| Born | Nikolay Nikolayevich Punin November 28 [O.S. December 11] 1888 Helsingfors, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | August 21, 1953 (aged 64) Vorkutlag, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Scholar, writer |
| Subject | contemporary art, art history |
| Notable works | Diaries |
| Spouse | Anna Arens (1917–?) |
| Partner | Anna Akhmatova |
| Children | Irina |
Nikolay Nikolayevich Punin (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Пу́нин; November 28 [O.S. December 11] 1888 – August 21, 1953) was a Russian art scholar and writer. He edited several magazines, such as Izobrazitelnoye Iskusstvo among others, and was also co-founder of the Department of Iconography in the State Russian Museum. Punin was a lifelong friend and common-law husband of poet Anna Akhmatova who is famous for writing the poem Requiem.