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happy birthday vladimir mayakovsky july 19

Vladimir Vladimirovic Majakovskij (1893-1930) born in Georgian village of Bagdad, son of forestry inspector, moved to Moscow in 1906 after his father's death, left school in 1908 to dedicate himself to political activity, joined the illegal Bolshevik party, arrested three times,  entered in 1911 the Moscow Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, met there David Burlifik who encouraged him to write poetry, found himself an adherent of cubofuturism and with other futurists toured southern Russia at the end of 1913 and the beginning of 1914, was conscripted in October 1915 and posted to the motorization school at Petrograd as a draughtsman, greeted the Revolution with enthusiasm, saw in November 1918 his "Misterija Buff' ("Funny Mystery") performed, and from 1919 to 1922 worked at the Rosta (Russian Telegraphic Agency), went abroad on a number of occasions, liking Berlin and Paris more than other places, visiting America in 1925, traveling extensively in 1926 through the Soviet Union reciting his poems, organized in  early 1930 an exhibition of twenty years of his literary work at the Writers' Club in Moscow and shot himself April 14 of that year.

About the head of the River Ilinois are fine large Savannahs or Meadows of forty Miles in length, Some of the Richest Land the World affords. This River Ilinois is one of the Great Rivers that falls into Missasippi, and runs a course of one hundred and thirty Leagues before it Empties itself into Missasippi. Into this River Ilinois comes the River Miamis or St. Joseph, as the French call it, issuing from the Lake Ilinois. Mr. Kellug in his return went up that River into the Lake; there they met with Sturgeon of ten foot long. The Savannahs before mentioned are the noble pasture of Thousands of Buffalo's and wild Cattle and which they saw in great herds; and to their Surprise in Some of the feeding or lodging places of these wild Cattle they discovered bunches of true clover Grass. As they went to the River Ilinois they raised Infinite number of wild fowl, Such as Cranes, Geese, Duck, and Swans in great abundance that feed upon wild oats [which] are called by the Indians Mauahomine, by the French Falavoine, and are a very good Grain, and may be boyled and Eat as rice, and will Swell from one quart to ten or twelve; they grow in Such abundance by the Banks of the River as it runs thro' Savanahs that a Man may fill a Cannoo with the grain in a few hours. Upon this River Ilinois they found wild apple trees and plumb-trees, the apples bitter and Sower, but the plumbs good; a fruit much like Cucumber that grow upon Small trees or Shrubbs. They call 'em Raisimins. Before the River Ilinois falls into the Missasippi it is Joyned by the Ouramani, which in the Indian Signifies Vermillion and So may be named upon the Map.

The next Stage down this River was the Fort Louis alias Crevecoeur. Here again happens a Considerable mistake in the Map, for whereas the Fort is placed at the lower end of the little Lake Pimetawi [Peoria], it really stands thirty Leagues above that Lake. Below the Lake Pimetawi, the River Ilinois is Joyned by two Considerable Rivers at length Empties all its Water into the Great River. The River Missasippi where the River Ilinois Joyns it is more than half an English mile broad, and very deep Water. Here Mr. Kellug found himself in a New World, Compared with the River Canada.

The climate Temperate, every thing Gay and pleasant, abundance of fine fruit trees, Stocks of Small parrots in the Woods that which he remarked of them was that the hinder part of the Head was Yellow the fore part green, and at the End of the Bill a ring as red as blood. The Winter is here So moderate that the Snow Seldom lyes above 24 hours, and no more than two or three Inches deep.

Five Leagues from the Mouth of Ilinois brings you to the mouth of another Great River that Joyns Missasippi from the west Side, the Name of it Missouris, and is a very great rapid River much biger then Ilinois. Below Missouris, the next place on the map is the Village Tamaroa alias Cawhukah [Cahokia]; the little River below Tamaroa is called Meschgamne and deserves a Name on the map, for there is a French Village Setled upon it where they raise Excelent wheat, very good Indian Corn, have a Wind Mill, and had a Stock of Catle, make a very good Sort of wine. Mr. Kellug Says they had Several hogshed of it when he was there; it is of a red Colour and has a rough tast. The Land produces Excellent mellons, good beans, turneps, and all Sorts of Garden Erbs; the Woods, oak and Several sorts of Walnuts.

Joseph Kellog, 1710, Observations on Senex's Map of North America