On 26 August , Marina Tsvetaeva and poet Valentin Parnakh applied to the Soviet of Literature Fund asking for a job at the LitFund 's canteen .
Tsvetaeva had no means of support in Yelabuga , and on 24 August 1941 she left for Chistopol desperately seeking a job .
On 26 August , Tsvetaeva   and poet Valentin Parnakh applied to the Soviet of Literature Fund asking for a job at the LitFund 's canteen .
Tsvetaeva had no means of support in Yelabuga , and on 24 August 1941 she left for Chistopol desperately seeking a job .