I didn't choose Russia but Russia chose me. I had been fascinated from an early age by the culture, the language, the literature and the history to the place.

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• Helen Dunmore:

  I could start with Mandelstam, who was a huge influence on my early writing.

• Helen Dunmore:

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• Helen Dunmore:

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• Helen Dunmore:

  However, I began to submit poems to British magazines, and some were accepted. It was a great momen

• Helen Dunmore:

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• Helen Dunmore:

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