Natalia Nordman

• Name — Natalia Nordman • Birth Name — Natalia Borisovna Nordman-Severova • Born — 14 December 1863 • Birthplace — Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire • Died — 30 June 1914 • Place of death — Orselina, Switzerland • Other Names — N.B. Severova • Occupation — Writer • Partner — Ilya Repin

Nordman was born in Helsinki in 1863. Her father was a Finnish admiral in the Russian Navy Boris Nordmann and her mother was Russian noblewoman Mariya Arbuzova, widow of Colonel Ehlert and daughter of Aleksey Abruzov. Nordman was a suffragette and a champion of vegetarianism. In 1900 she met the married artist Ilya Repin who was on a trip to Paris. Repin was captivated by her and they went to live in her home, Penaty, in Kuokkala, which was still part of Finland at that time. The couple invited notable artists from Russia every Wednesday as their new home was a train ride from St Petersburg. The Wednesday gatherings enabled Repin to put together an "album" for Nordman. He created portraits of notable visitors, each painting labelled with their name, profession and occasionally their autograph. Nordman's hospitality was well known and visitors included the writers Maxim Gorky and Aleksandr Kuprin; artists Vasily Polenov, Isaak Brodsky, Filipp Malyavin and Nicolai Fechin as well as poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, philosopher Vasily Rozanov and scientist Vladimir Bekhterev. Nordman was the keeper of this album as it was readied for display at World Exhibition in Italy in 1911. Repin was to describe Nordman as the "love of his life". In 1911 she travelled with Repin to the World Exhibition in Italy, where Repin's portraits were displayed in their own separate room.

• «Интимныя страницы»; by N. B. Severova (1910)

She also worked under the name Северова. Her recorded language was Russian. She married Ilya Repin.