Anna Gorenko adopted the pseudonym Anna Akhmatova at the age of 11 to avoid bringing shame upon her family as a decadent poetess. Still, her father abandoned them all when she was just 16. #inkstains #poets #writers - ThreadSky

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Anna Gorenko adopted the pseudonym Anna Akhmatova at the age of 11 to avoid bringing shame upon her family as a decadent poetess. Still, her father abandoned them all when she was just 16. #inkstains #poets #writers