Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak (Russian: Самуил Яковлевич Маршак) was 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".
Samuil Marshak
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Russian and Soviet poet, playwright, translator, literary critic, screenwriter, author of popular children's books (1887—1964)
| Born | 3 November 1887 |
| Died | 4 July 1964 |
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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)
| Born | 3 November 1887 |
| Died | 4 July 1964 |
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Children's poetry, Russian, Juvenile poetry, Stories in rhyme, Animals, Translations into Russian, Children's stories, Russian, Juvenile literature, Children's fiction, Russian poetry, Juvenile fiction, Poetry, Children's literature, Russian, English poetry, Nursery rhymes, Zoo animals, Alphabet, English Ballads, English Nursery rhymes, Fiction, Mice, Picture books, Russian language, Arts and children, Ballads, English, Board booksPeople
S. Marshak (1887-1964), A. Tvardovskiĭ (1910-1971), Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), Aleksandr Trifonovich Tvardovskiǐ (1910-), Robert Burns (1759-1796)Time
20th centuryID Numbers
- OLID: OL227131A
- ISNI: 0000000121321629
- VIAF: 49384475
- Wikidata: Q435584
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q435584
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- Samuil I︠A︡kovlevich Marshak
- Samuil Yakolevich Marshak
- Marshak Samuil IAkovlevich
- Samuil IAkovlevich Marshak
- S Marshak
- Samuil Marshak
- Marshak Samuil
- Самуил Яковлевич Маршак
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| December 28, 2022 | Edited by Tom Morris | merge authors |
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