Mandelstam's early death is often attributed to..?
Heart disease
Malnutrition
A duel
A car accident
Answer
Malnutrition was the cause of Mandelstam's early death. Mandelstam was arrested and exiled multiple times during the Great Purge and died in a transit camp near Vladivostok.
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