Elena Akselrod
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Elena Akselrod is a Russia
n poet, translator, daughter of known artist Meer Akselrod
, wrote a monograph about her father.
retreat from Vilnius
in 1941.
Elena Akselrod graduated from literary department of Moskovsky Pedagogichesky Institute (Moscow Pedagogical Institute) in 1954, made a debut as a translator in 1955, published her fist book of poetry for children in 1961. Since then wrote overall eight books of poetry. During Soviet times could mainly work as tranlsator from many languages: Yiddish, German
, English
and many other languages, including works of her mother Riva Rubina.
Since 1991 lives in Israel
, wrote several books since then and translated also from Hebrew. Publishes her works in Israel, USA and Russia. Wrote an important study on the art of her father Meer Akselrod, which made him known outside or Russia. Published in 2008 a book of memoirs "A Yard on Barrikadny street"
Her son is also aknown Russian-Israeli artist Michael Yachilevich.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n poet, translator, daughter of known artist Meer Akselrod
Meer Akselrod
Meer Moiseevich Akselrod, also Meyer Axelrod was a Russian painter best known for his watercolor paintings of Jewish life in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union....
, wrote a monograph about her father.
Biography
Born in Minsk in 1932, father was a prominent artist Meer Akselrod, mother was a poet in Yiddish Riva Rubina. Uncle Zelik Akserlod was also a poet in Yiddish, he tried to protest against closure of Yiddish schools in USSR and was arrested and eventually executed during Red ArmyRed Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
retreat from Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
in 1941.
Elena Akselrod graduated from literary department of Moskovsky Pedagogichesky Institute (Moscow Pedagogical Institute) in 1954, made a debut as a translator in 1955, published her fist book of poetry for children in 1961. Since then wrote overall eight books of poetry. During Soviet times could mainly work as tranlsator from many languages: Yiddish, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and many other languages, including works of her mother Riva Rubina.
Since 1991 lives in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, wrote several books since then and translated also from Hebrew. Publishes her works in Israel, USA and Russia. Wrote an important study on the art of her father Meer Akselrod, which made him known outside or Russia. Published in 2008 a book of memoirs "A Yard on Barrikadny street"
Her son is also aknown Russian-Israeli artist Michael Yachilevich.
Sources
- Стихи Елены Аксельрод, Poetry of Elena Akselrod
- Ю. Герчук Меер Аксельрод («Общая тетрадь. Три поколения семьи Аксельрод. (Т. 1: Меер Аксельрод. Графика. Зелик Аксельрод. Стихи. Т. 2: Михаил Яхилевич. Живопись. Елена Аксельрод. Стихи.)») Москва. ГМИИ им. Пушкина. (Three generations of Akselrod family. Pushkin Museum in Moscow)
- Иерусалимская антология, «Имена: Елена Аксельрод» Jerusalem anthology. Names: Elena Akselrod