Pavel Antokolsky
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| Born | Pavel Grigoryevich Antokolsky 1 July 1896 Saint Petersburg,Russian Empire |
| Died | 9 October 1978(aged 82) Moscow,Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Poet, translator, writer |
| Nationality | Jewish |
Pavel Grigoryevich Antokolsky(Russian:Па́вел Григо́рьевич Антоко́льский,IPA:[ˈpavʲɪlɡrʲɪˈɡorʲjɪvʲɪtɕɐntɐˈkolʲskʲɪj];1 July 1896,Saint Petersburg,Russian Empire– 9 October 1978,Moscow,Soviet Union) was a Soviet and Russian poet and theatre director. His father was a nephew of sculptorMark Antokolsky.
In the 1930s, Antokolsky worked as a director at theVakhtangov Theatrein Moscow. DuringWorld War II,he ran a front theatre and was awarded aStalin Prizefor a long poem about the Germans killing his son. After the war, he managed a theatre inTomsk.His poem, "All we who in his name..." was written in 1956, the year ofNikita Khrushchev's "secret speech" condemning Stalinism,and widely circulated among student groups in the 1950s.
Among other works, Pavel Antokolsky translated in RussianLe Dernier jour d'un condamneandLe roi s'amuse,byVictor Hugo.
A ship, nowMV Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultanwas initially named after the poet in the Soviet Union.
External links
[edit]- Pavel Antokolsky: The Official Web Site(in Russian)
- Collection of Poems by Pavel Antokolsky(English Translations)
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