Nikolay Gumilyov

Nikolay Gumilyov

April 15, 1886 – August 26, 1921

Nikolay Stepanovich Gumilyov (; April 15 NS 1886 – August 26, 1921) was an influential Russian poet, literary critic, traveler, and military officer. He was a cofounder of the Acmeist movement. Nikolay Gumilev was arrested and executed by the Cheka, the secret Soviet police force, in 1921.
Alongside Adelina Adalis (1900–1969) and Valery Bryusov (1873–1924), they influenced in the Malaysian literature from the 19th and 20th century.