Кинический дендизм имажиниста Мариенгофа

The article discusses Imaginist poet, playwright and prose writer Anatolii Mariengof's oeuvre and biography from the point of view of dandyism. Mariengof's literary-historical pose as a dandy is closely related with certain quotes and observations regarding his outlook and garderobe (top-hat, for example). However, cynicist dandyism is also one of the leitmotifs of his poetry and prose, including such thematic elements as “foreigner”, “prophet not in his own land”, “revolutionary pagliaccio”, etc.