What Marietta Shahinian called for a duel man and other antics of a passionate poetess

She was amazing and unpredictable. Friends of Marietta Shahinian called her a spunky girl and the iron lady. It was all in superlatives: desire, emotion, sympathy. Marietta Shaginyan obeyed momentary impulses and desires and always followed the motto: “to Live means to feel, to enjoy life, to feel constantly new, which would remind us that we live…»

Marietta Shaginyan did not see well, did not part with the hearing aid, often found herself in ridiculous situations, but she was always sincere, real and alive. Continue reading →