Love's boat has been shattered against the life of everyday. You and I are quits, and it's useless to draw up a list of mutual hurts, sorrows, and pains.

In the summer of 1915 Mayakovsky fell in love with a married woman Lilya Brik and it is to her that the poem "The Backbone Flute" (1916) was dedicated; Vladimir Mayakovsky was the wife of his publiVladimir Mayakovskyr Osip Brik. His work continued in the Futurist vein until 1914. On the evening of April 14 1930 Mayakovsky shot himself.

Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский) (July 19 [O. He is among the foremost representatives of early-20th century Russian Futurism. S.