Andrey Dementyev (poet)
Russian writer (1928–2018)
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Andrey Dmitriyevich Dementyev (Russian: Андре́й Дми́триевич Деме́нтьев, IPA: [ɐnˈdrʲej ˈdmʲitrʲɪjɪvʲɪdʑ dʲɪˈmʲenʲtʲjɪf] ⓘ; July 16, 1928 – June 26, 2018[1]) was a Soviet and Russian poet,[2] a laureate of Lenin Komsomol Prize (1981), a USSR State Prize (1985), and Bunin Prize (2007).
16 July 1928
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| Born | Andrey Dmitriyevich Dementyev 16 July 1928 |
| Died | 26 June 2018 (aged 89) Moscow, Russia |
| Citizenship | Soviet, Russian |
| Education | Tver State University Maxim Gorky Literature Institute |
| Occupations | Poet, writer |
| Years active | 1948—2018 |
Dementyev was considered one of the outstanding Russian and Soviet poets of the late 20th century. The range of his works is rich. It includes a novel about Mikhail Kalinin (August from Revel, 1970), as well as lyrics of many popular songs of the Soviet epoch (Alyonushka, Swans’ Fidelity, Father's Home, A Ballade about the Mother, etc.) which were performed by Yevgeniy Martynov.
In October 1993, the poet's signature appeared under the Letter of Forty-Two.[3] In September 2012, Dementyev announced that he had not signed the letter.[4]
In Dementyev's works the ideals of romanticism, humanism, and compassion are asserted. The characteristic of his poems is a sharp feeling of patriotism, rejection of the negative traits of the present, bitter irony, lyricism, optimism, enjoying simple things, loving the nature.[5][6]
Andrey Dementyev died in Moscow shortly before his 90th birthday.[1] His grandson is Russian actor Andrei Dementyev.
