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Yiannis Ritsos (Greek: Γιάννης Ρίτσος; 1 May 1909 – 11 November 1990) was a Greek poet and communist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II. While he disliked being regarded as a political poet, he has been called "the great poet of the Greek left".
Known for
- Evidence — Self1975
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1909-05-01 ) 1 May 1909, Monemvasia , Greece
- Died
- 11 November 1990 (1990-11-11) (aged 81), Athens , Greece
- Occupation
- Poet
- Literary movement
- Modernism , Generation of the '30s
- Notable awards
- Lenin Peace Prize , 1975
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Giannis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Greece
- Place of birth
- Monemvasia
- Place of death
- Athens
- Occupation
- writer
- Political party
- Communist Party of Greece
- Languages spoken
- Greek
- Native language
- Greek
- Field of work
- translation
- Movement
- realism
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- Commons category
- Yiannis Ritsos
- date of birth
- 1909-05-01
- date of death
- 1990-11-11
- place of burial
- Monemvasia
- member of
- National Liberation Front
- birth name
- Ιωάννης Ρίτσος
- start of work period
- 1934-00-00
- writing language
- Greek
- name in native language
- Γιάννης Ρίτσος
- pseudonym
- Πέτρος Βελιώτης
- end of work period
- 1990-00-00
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Works in European collections
16 objects attributed to Yannis Ritsos, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Yiannis Ritsos (Greek: Γιάννης Ρίτσος [ˈritsos]; 1 May 1909 – 11 November 1990) was a Greek poet and communist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II. While he disliked being regarded as a political poet, he has been called "the great poet of the Greek left".
Early life
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