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Jānis Pliekšāns (11 September 1865 – 11 September 1929), known by his pseudonym Rainis, was a Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician. Rainis' works include the classic plays Uguns un nakts (Fire and Night, 1905) and Indulis un Ārija (Indulis and Ārija, 1911), and a highly regarded translation of Goethe's Faust. His works had a profound influence on the literary Latvian language, and the ethnic symbolism he employed in his major works has been central to Latvian nationalism.
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Rainis, born Jānis Pliekšāns in Jelgava on August 30, 1865, was a Latvian poet, playwright, politician, and writer. He was a member of the New Current movement and the Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party. Rainis received the Order of the Three Stars and was married to Aspazija. He spoke German, Latvian, and Russian, and worked in Riga, Saint Petersburg, Vilnius, and Jelgava.
He was educated at Riga State Gymnasium No.1 and Saint Petersburg State University. His notable works include *Prieki visās gadskārtās*, *Lauztās priedes*, *Daugava*, *Ilja Muromietis*, and *Mēness meitin̦a*. Rainis died in Jūrmala on September 12, 1929, and is buried in Rainis Cemetery. A heritage entity dedicated to him and his wife is the Rainis and Aspazija House.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 11 September 1865
- Died
- 12 September 1929
- Works
- 53
Top works
- Prieki visās gadskārtās
- Lauztās priedes
- Daugava
- Ilja Muromietis
- Mēness meitin̦a
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Jānis Pliekšāns
- Person.image
- Rainis.jpg
- Person.birth_place
- "Varslavāni" farm, Dunava parish, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire
- Person.death_place
- Majori, Latvia
- Person.occupation
- Poet Playwright translator politician
- Person.spouse
- Aspazija
- Person.awards
- Order of the Three Stars, 1st class (1925)
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jānis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Latvia
- Place of death
- Jūrmala
- Spouse
- Aspazija
- Occupation
- journalist
- Educated at
- Saint Petersburg State University
- Political party
- Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Latvian
- Field of work
- social democracy
- Movement
- New Current
- Image
- Rainis.jpg
- Work location
- Jelgava
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- Rainis
- date of birth
- 1865-08-30
- date of death
- 1929-09-12
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- Svensk uppslagsbok
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- Rainis Cemetery
- birth name
- Jānis Pliekšāns
- name in native language
- Rainis
- dedicated heritage entity
- The Rainis and Aspazija House
- pseudonym
- Rainis
- writing language
- Latvian
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- Early life
- Early career
- Foreign exile
- Return to Latvia
- Legacy and commemoration
- Works
- References
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Jānis Pliekšāns (11 September 1865 – 11 September 1929), known by his pseudonym Rainis, was a Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician. Rainis' works include the classic plays Uguns un nakts (Fire and Night, 1905) and Indulis un Ārija (Indulis and Ārija, 1911), and a highly regarded translation of Goethe's Faust. His works had a profound influence on the literary Latvian language, and the ethnic symbolism he employed in his major works has been central to Latvian nationalism.
== Early life == thumb|left|upright|Rainis aged 15. Rainis was born on "Varslavāni" farm, Dunava parish in Jēkabpils Municipality. His father, Krišjānis Pliekšāns (ca. 1828–1891), was a tenant farmer. His mother was Dārta, née Grikovska (ca. 1828–1899), and he had two sisters, Līze (1854–1897) and Dora (1870–1950). During his education at the Riga City Gymnasium he met and befriended Pēteris Stučka, Dora Pliekšāne's future husband, who later become a prominent Latvian communist.
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