Vladimir Mayakovsky membacakan syair An Extraordinary Adventure, 1920
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (/ˌmɑːjəˈkɔːfski,-ˈkɒf-/;[1]bahasa Rusia: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский; 19 Juli [K.J.: 7 Juli] 1893 – 14 April 1930) adalah seorang penyair, pengarang drama, seniman dan pemeran asal Uni Soviet. Pada periode pra-Revolusi awalnya menjelang 1917, Mayakovsky menjadi dikenal sebagai figur penting dari gerakan Futuris Rusia, menjadikannya salah satu penandatangan manifesto Futuris, A Slap in the Face of Public Taste (1913), dan penulis puisi-puisi seperti "A Cloud in Trousers" (1915) dan "Backbone Flute" (1916).
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