Literature
Joseph Brodsky
Addresses you can still visit
Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.
Lived here
Joseph Brodsky's One and a Half Rooms
Brodsky lived with his parents in the apartment's divided room from 1955 until his forced emigration in 1972.
Created here
Site of the Greek Church of Saint Demetrius
He wrote 'A Stop in the Desert' in response to the demolition of the Greek church and the altered square.
Traces in other cities
- Vilnius
- Joseph Brodsky House — He stayed in an apartment here on several visits and referred to the address in his poetry.
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