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Samuil Marshak
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Russian and Soviet poet, playwright, translator, literary critic, screenwriter, author of popular children's books (1887–1964)
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- Born
- 3 November 1887
- Died
- 4 July 1964
- Works
- 169
Top works
- Tikhai︠a︡ skazka
- Sonety Shekspira
- Кошкин дом
- Sobranie sochineniĭ v vosʹmi tomakh
- Stikhotvorenie Samuila Marshaka "Vot kakoĭ rassei͡annyĭ" na i͡azyke dzhuuri
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Voronezh, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Samuil Marshak was a Russian Jewish and Soviet writer, translator and children's poet. He translated the sonnets and some other of the works of William Shakespeare, English poetry (including poems for children), and poetry from other languages into Russian.
Known for
- Your Books1953
- Pioneerism No. 3 — Self1952
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1887-11-03 ) 3 November 1887, Voronezh , Russian Empire
- Died
- 4 July 1964 (1964-07-04) (aged 76), Moscow, Soviet Union
- Resting place
- Novodevichy Cemetery , Moscow
- Language
- Russian
- Nationality
- Russian
- Alma mater
- University of London
- Genre
- Poetry
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Marshak
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Voronezh
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Sibling
- Elena Ilyina
- Occupation
- translator
- Educated at
- University of London
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Genre
- verse
- Image
- Samuil Marshak by Sergei Strunnikov.jpg
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- place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- Commons category
- Samuil Marshak
- date of birth
- 1887-11-03
- date of death
- 1964-06-04
- member of
- USSR Union of Writers
- pseudonym
- С. Кучумов
- writing language
- Russian
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- start of work period
- 1904-00-00
- end of work period
- 1964-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak (alternative spelling: Marchak) (Russian: Самуил Яковлевич Маршак; 3 November [O.S. 22 October] 1887 – 4 July 1964) was a Soviet writer of Belarusian Jewish origin, translator and poet who wrote for both children and adults. He translated the sonnets and some other of the works of William Shakespeare, English poetry (including poems for children), and poetry from other languages. Maxim Gorky proclaimed Marshak to be "the founder of Russia's (Soviet) children's literature".
Early years
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