critic, Khodasevich did his best to encourage the career of Vladimir Nabokov, who would always cherish his memory. Despite a physical infirmity that gradually took hold of him, Khodasevich worked relentlessly during the last decade of his life. Most notably, he wrote an important biography of Gavrila Derzhavin (translated into English and published by University of Wisconsin Press in 2007) in 1931, which he attempted to style in the language of Pushkin's epoch. Several weeks before Khodasevich's death, his brilliant book of memoirs, Necropolis, was published. Although severely partisan, the book is invaluable for its ingenious characterizations of Maxim Gorky, Andrei Bely, and Mikhail Gershenzon. He died from cancer of the liver in 1939. English translations Necropolis, Columbia University Press, 2019 (The Russian Library). Translated by Sarah Vitali. Khodasevich, Vladislav. 2014. Selected Poems, 1st Edition. Peter Daniels (Translator), Michael Wachtel (Introduction). The Overlook Press. 2014. , (Parallel text in Russian and English) Khodasevich, Vladislav. Derzhavin: A Biography. Angela Brintlinger (Translator). University of Wisconsin Press. 2007. ISBN 978-0-299-22420-2 See also Viktor Strazhev Georgy Chulkov References External links English translations of 4 blank verse poems, "November the 2nd," "Midday," "Encounter," and "House" in The Hopkins Review The Poems by Vladislav Khodasevich 1886 births 1939 deaths Russian people of Jewish descent Russian male poets Russian people of Polish descent 20th-century Russian poets 20th-century Russian male writers 20th-century Russian journalists Russian memoirists Russian expatriates in Germany