In Russia, Nikolai Gumilev strung his words to tell of a faraway land. The exotic works of the poet of the East can be found throughout the book, Images of Nusantara in Russian Literature. There are The Hippopotamus (After Theophile Gautier), The Childish Ditty, Laos, Kha, and Allahs Child.

In fact, it is not easy to delve into the import of Gumilevs poems. He adopted various themes ranging from affairs of life and love to matters of philosophy. H