What is Lilya Brik's full name?
Liliya Yuryevna Kagan
Lilya Brik date of birth:
November 11, 1891
How old was Lilya Brik when died?
86
Where was Lilya Brik born?
Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
When did Lilya Brik die?
August 4, 1978
Where did Lilya Brik die?
Peredelkino, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Why did Lilya Brik die?
Suicide (by sleeping pills)
What is Lilya Brik nationality?
Russian
What is Lilya Brik's occupation?
Actress
Lilya Brik claim to fame:
Muse of Russian avant-garde
Short Biography
Lilya Yuryevna Brik (alternatively spelled Lili or Lily, Russian: Лиля Юрьевна Брик; November 11 [O.S. October 30] 1891 – August 4, 1978) is known best as a muse of Vladimir Mayakovsky. She was an older sister of Elsa Triolet and wife of Osip Brik. Pablo Neruda called her "muse of Russian avant-garde". Her name was frequently abbreviated by her contemporaries as "Л.Ю." or "Л.Ю.Б." which are the first letters of the Russian word «любовь» lyubov, "love."