Marina Tsvetaeva – To Die in YelabugaA biographic novel that captures the tempestuous and moving life of the poet Marina Tsvetaeva. The life of Marina Tsvetaeva (18921941) coincided with turbulent years in Russian history. She was an eminent Russian poet and a passionate lover involved with several men at the same time, including Rilke, who chose Lou Andreas Salom over her, and Pasternak, who married someone else but protected her until her death. Her life included many trials such as