Ways of Cain

by Maximilian Voloshin, V.I. Postnikov (Translator)

A translation of the poem by Maximilian Voloshin

87 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 10, 2012

About the author

Maximilian Alexandrovich Kirienko-Voloshin (Russian: Максимилиан Александрович Кириенко-Волошин) (May 28, 1877 - November 8, 1932) was a Russian poet and famous Freemason. 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" ('Libra'), "Zolotoye runo" ('The Golden Fleece') and "Apollon". He was also known for his brilliant translations of a number of French poetic and prose works into Russian.