Osip Brik

Born 16 January 1888 in Moscow, Russian Empire

Died 22 February 1945 (aged 57)

Osip Maksimovich Brik (Russian: Осип Максимович Брик) (16 January 1888 – 22 February 1945), Russian avant garde writer and literary critic, was one of the most important members of the Russian formalist school, though he also identified himself as one of the Futurists.