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Rainer Maria Rilke Rainer Maria Rilke stands at left, Lou Andreas-Salome stands at center, and Spiridon Drozhzhin sits on wooden steps at right outside a rustic building, with two women visible in the background.
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Anniversary information added. Feb 08, 2026
Anniversary information added. Feb 01, 2026
Replaced media and added top questions. Nov 24, 2025
Media added. Oct 24, 2024
Corrected misspelling of Rilke's first name. Oct 22, 2024
Article thoroughly revised. Aug 20, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 12, 2024
Invalidated site: Pegasos - Biography of Lou Andreas-Salom�. May 20, 2015
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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