Rimma Kazakova
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Rimma Fyodorovna Kazakova ' onMouseout='HidePop("75609")' href="/topics/Sevastopol">Sevastopol
, USSR — May 19, 2008, Perkhushkovo, Odintsovo
District of Moscow Oblast
, Russia
) was a Soviet/Russian
poet
. She was known as an author of many popular songs of the Soviet era.
She graduated from the history department of Leningrad State University. She worked as a lecturer in Khabarovsk
.
Her first rhymes were reminiscent of Yevtushenko, Okudzhava, Voznesensky and Rozhdestvensky
and were first published in 1955
. Her first poetry collection, Let's Meet in the East («Встретимся на Востоке»), was published in 1958
.
From 1959 until her death, she was a member of the USSR Union of Writers
. She also held the position of First Secretary of the Moscow Union of Writers.
In October 1993, she signed the Letter of Forty-Two
.
She died suddenly at age 76 at a medical sanatorium
near Perkhushkovo on May 19, 2008 at 1pm. She was buried on May 22, 2008 at Vagankovo Cemetery
in Moscow
.
Sevastopol
Sevastopol is a city on rights of administrative division of Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of the Crimea peninsula. It has a population of 342,451 . Sevastopol is the second largest port in Ukraine, after the Port of Odessa....
, USSR — May 19, 2008, Perkhushkovo, Odintsovo
Odintsovo
Odintsovo is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: Town status was granted to it in 1957.-History:The village of Odintsovo was formed in the late 14th century. The famous story among the Odintsovians is about the noble named Andrey Odinets.Odintsovo is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia....
District of Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
, Russia
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...
) was a Soviet/Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. She was known as an author of many popular songs of the Soviet era.
She graduated from the history department of Leningrad State University. She worked as a lecturer in Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk is the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some from the Chinese border. It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. The city became the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia...
.
Her first rhymes were reminiscent of Yevtushenko, Okudzhava, Voznesensky and Rozhdestvensky
Robert Rozhdestvensky
Robert Ivanovich Rozhdestvensky was a Soviet poet who in the broke with the Social Realism in 1950s–1960s and, along with such poets as Andrey Voznesensky, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, and Bella Akhmadulina, pioneered a newer, fresher, and freer poetry in the Soviet Union.-Life:Robert Rozhdestvensky...
and were first published in 1955
1955 in literature
The year 1955 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*28 May - Philip Larkin makes a train journey from Hull to London which inspires his poem The Whitsun Weddings....
. Her first poetry collection, Let's Meet in the East («Встретимся на Востоке»), was published in 1958
1958 in literature
The year 1958 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*August 18 - Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in United States.*First volume of The Civil War by Shelby Foote is published....
.
From 1959 until her death, she was a member of the USSR Union of Writers
USSR Union of Writers
The USSR Union of Writers, or Union of Soviet Writers was a creative union of professional writers in the USSR. It was founded in 1932 on the initiative of the Central Committee of the Communist Party after disbanding a number of other writers' organizations: RAPP, Proletkult, and VOAPP.The aim of...
. She also held the position of First Secretary of the Moscow Union of Writers.
In October 1993, she signed the Letter of Forty-Two
Letter of Forty-Two
The Letter of Forty-Two was an open letter signed by forty-two well-known Russian literati, aimed at Russian society, the president and government, in reaction to the events of September – October 1993...
.
She died suddenly at age 76 at a medical sanatorium
Sanatorium
A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...
near Perkhushkovo on May 19, 2008 at 1pm. She was buried on May 22, 2008 at Vagankovo Cemetery
Vagankovo Cemetery
Vagan'kovskoye Cemetery , established in 1771, is located in the Krasnaya Presnya district of Moscow...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
Notable works
- There, where you are «Там, где ты»
- Verses / «Стихи»
- Fridays / «Пятницы»
- In Taiga Nobody Cries / «В тайге не плачут»
- Fir-trees Green / «Елки зеленые»
- Snow Babe / «Снежная баба»
- I Remember / «Помню»
- On White / «Набело»
- Country named Love / «Страна Любовь»
- Touchstone / «Пробный камень»
- Out of Mind / «Сойди с холма»
- Plot of Hope / «Сюжет надежды».