Akim Samar
Soviet poet and novelist
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Akim Dmitriyevich Samar (Russian: Аки́м Дми́триевич Сама́р, 1916–1943) was a Soviet poet and novelist regarded as the first Nanai-language writer.
Native name
Аким Дмитриевич Самар
Born1916
Russian Far East
Died1943 (aged 26–27)
Battle of Stalingrad
OccupationPoet and novelist
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| Native name | Аким Дмитриевич Самар |
| Born | 1916 Russian Far East |
| Died | 1943 (aged 26–27) Battle of Stalingrad |
| Occupation | Poet and novelist |
| Language | Nanai |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Education | Institute of the Peoples of the North |
| Notable works | Songs of the Nanai, Poems, A Poor Man's Son |
Born in the Russian Far East in 1916, Samar was a student at Institute of the Peoples of the North in Leningrad and joined the Red Army after Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union. He died at the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943. His works included the poetry collections Songs of the Nanai (1938) and Poems (1940) and the 1941 novel A Poor Man's Son.
External links
- Akim Dmitriyevich Samar in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian)