Today in History, Oct. 1
- The Moscow Times
- Oct. 02 2013 00:00
- Last edited 08:05

A young Lev with his parents in 1913.
101 years ago today, on Oct. 1, 1912, Lev Gumilev — the son of poets Anna Akhmatova and Nikolai Gumilev — was born. The prominent historian would go on to spend 18 years in prison due to his association with his parents.