Zinaida Nikolaevna Gippius (Russian: Зинаида Гиппиус) was a Russian poet, playwright, editor, short story writer and religious thinker, regarded as a co-founder of Russian symbolism and seen as "one of the most enigmatic and intelligent women of her time in Russia". She was married to philosopher Dmitriy Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky. See also: Zinaïda Hippius; Зинаида Гиппиус; Зинаида Гипиус