Author: Velimir Khlebnikov
Alternate names: Viktor Vladimirovich Khlebnikov; Velemir Khlebnikov; Велемир Хлебников; Велимир Хлебников; Велемiр Хлебников
Born: 9 November 1885
Died: 28 June 1922
Bio: Viktor Vladimirovich Khlebnikov, better known by the pen name Velimir Khlebnikov (Russian: Велими́р Хле́бников) was a Russian poet and playwright, a central part of the Russian Futurist movement, but his work and influence stretch far beyond it. Influential linguist Roman Jakobson hailed Khlebnikov as "the greatest world poet of our century".