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Arts & Literature
David Samoilov
Who
David Samoilov · Arts & Literature
What
Poet / lyricist
When
1920, Moscow, Russian SFSR — 1990, Tallinn, Estonia
Where
Soviet Union · Estonia
Biography
David Samoilov is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Poet / lyricist
How & why
David Samoilov (born David Kaufman) was one of the leading Russian poets of the Second World War generation, whose reflective, neo-Acmeist verse — notably 'Sorokovye' (The Forties) — became emblematic of that era's memory; he also translated widely from Estonian and other languages. He was born in Moscow into an assimilated Jewish family.
Sources & external links
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Poets & Lyricists
Contributions & Sources
Poet / lyricist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Poets & Lyricists
