1917 sees the films "Sweeter Than Poison" and "The Image Of Beast", based on Sologub's novels, released. He also founds and heads The Union of Artists and Union Of Fiction and Poetry Authors this year. Sologub was angrily disposed to the Bolshevist coup d'etat but tried not to be too pessimistic about it, while contributing to independent newspapers opposed to the Bolshevist Soviet government. He also participated in many public events designed to draw attention to Bolshevist vandalism. In 1919 Sologub and his wife applied to the Soviet government for permission to leave Russia but were denied visas for quite some time, and in 1921 Anastasia drowned after suffering from much