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Did you know... that Jewish-Russian Zinaida Vengerova, a pioneer in Russian
decadence, allowed a circle of intellectuals to drink her blood in a ritual described as anti-Semitic?
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I came across the subject of this bio while creating the
Olga Petit page. I found there is substantial coverage, hence this article. Please feel free to contribute especially if you have access to authoritative sources. Regards,
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Did you know nomination
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The result was: promoted by
SL93 (
talk) 22:16, 6 February 2021 (UTC)reply
... that Jewish-Russian Zinaida Vengerova(pictured), a pioneer in Russian
decadence, was accused of anti-Semitism after a group of intellectuals drank her blood in a ritual? Source: "Vengerova "donated" her blood, which the guests then passed around in a chalice. This supremely decadent rite, apparently intended as a protoecumenical bonding ceremony, only succeeded in creating a scandal for its esotericism, anti-Semitic overtones..." ([1])
ALT1:... that Jewish-Russian Zinaida Vengerova(pictured), a pioneer in Russian
decadence, allowed a circle of intellectuals to drink her blood in a ritual described as anti-Semitic? Source: "same as above"
Created by
Darwin Naz (
talk). Self-nominated at 12:41, 29 January 2021 (UTC).reply
Moved to article space three days before the nomination, long enough by a good margin, neutral and supported by good sources. No indication of any copyright violation. Both hooks are short and eye-catching, and supported by the article. Source confirmed through
Google Books. QPQ done. This should be ready for DYK. Well done!
Ffranc (
talk) 13:06, 3 February 2021 (UTC)reply
Hi, @
Ffranc: Thank you for reviewing this DYK. I will update the QPQ. Edit: QPQ updated. Regards,
Darwin Naz (
talk) 11:24, 4 February 2021 (UTC)reply
Looks good!
Ffranc (
talk) 14:41, 5 February 2021 (UTC)reply
Darwin Naz "She died in 1941." and " Vengerova and her husband were both Jewish." needs to be referenced.
SL93 (
talk) 06:43, 6 February 2021 (UTC)reply
I added refs for both.
Ffranc (
talk) 14:17, 6 February 2021 (UTC)reply
^Bird, Robert (2007). The Russian Prospero: The Creative Universe of Viacheslav Ivanov. Madison, Wisconsin: Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 12.
ISBN978-0-299-21833-1.
A fact from Zinaida Vengerova appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 February 2021 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Jewish-Russian Zinaida Vengerova, a pioneer in Russian
decadence, allowed a circle of intellectuals to drink her blood in a ritual described as anti-Semitic?
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I came across the subject of this bio while creating the
Olga Petit page. I found there is substantial coverage, hence this article. Please feel free to contribute especially if you have access to authoritative sources. Regards,
Darwin Naz (
talk) 23:33, 12 January 2021 (UTC)reply
Did you know nomination
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
SL93 (
talk) 22:16, 6 February 2021 (UTC)reply
... that Jewish-Russian Zinaida Vengerova(pictured), a pioneer in Russian
decadence, was accused of anti-Semitism after a group of intellectuals drank her blood in a ritual? Source: "Vengerova "donated" her blood, which the guests then passed around in a chalice. This supremely decadent rite, apparently intended as a protoecumenical bonding ceremony, only succeeded in creating a scandal for its esotericism, anti-Semitic overtones..." ([1])
ALT1:... that Jewish-Russian Zinaida Vengerova(pictured), a pioneer in Russian
decadence, allowed a circle of intellectuals to drink her blood in a ritual described as anti-Semitic? Source: "same as above"
Created by
Darwin Naz (
talk). Self-nominated at 12:41, 29 January 2021 (UTC).reply
Moved to article space three days before the nomination, long enough by a good margin, neutral and supported by good sources. No indication of any copyright violation. Both hooks are short and eye-catching, and supported by the article. Source confirmed through
Google Books. QPQ done. This should be ready for DYK. Well done!
Ffranc (
talk) 13:06, 3 February 2021 (UTC)reply
Hi, @
Ffranc: Thank you for reviewing this DYK. I will update the QPQ. Edit: QPQ updated. Regards,
Darwin Naz (
talk) 11:24, 4 February 2021 (UTC)reply
Looks good!
Ffranc (
talk) 14:41, 5 February 2021 (UTC)reply
Darwin Naz "She died in 1941." and " Vengerova and her husband were both Jewish." needs to be referenced.
SL93 (
talk) 06:43, 6 February 2021 (UTC)reply
I added refs for both.
Ffranc (
talk) 14:17, 6 February 2021 (UTC)reply
^Bird, Robert (2007). The Russian Prospero: The Creative Universe of Viacheslav Ivanov. Madison, Wisconsin: Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 12.
ISBN978-0-299-21833-1.