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“A child playing with dolls may shed heartfelt tears when his bundle of rags and scraps becomes deathly ill and dies ... So we may come to an understanding of language as playing with dolls: in language, scraps of sound are used to make dolls and replace all the things in the world.”

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Velimir Khlebnikov

Velimir Khlebnikov was a Russian poet known for his avant-garde and symbolic works. His poetry often explored philosophical and existential themes, and he is considered one of the founders of the Russian Futurist movement. Born on November 9, 1885, Khlebnikov's life was marked by a deep engagement with literature and a search for new forms of poetic expression. He died on June 28, 1922. more

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