Nicolai Costenco
Moldovan writer and journalist (1913–1993)
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Nicolai Costenco (21 December 1913 – 29 July 1993) was a writer from Moldova. He was managing editor of Viaţa Basarabiei (1934–1940) and was deported to Siberia în 1941.[1]
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| Born | December 21, 1913 |
| Died | July 29, 1993 (aged 79) |
| Known for | Poet |
| Spouse | Maria Costenco |
| Children | Nicolae, Marina-Mimi, Tatiana, Constantin, Tudor, Ilyana |
| Parent(s) | Maria lui Gheorghe Leahu, Şiodor Costenco |
| Relatives | Anatol Păduraru (brother) |
| Awards | Premiul de Stat al Republicii Moldova (1988) |
Biography
Nicolai Costenco was born in Chişinău on December 21, 1913, but his maternal grandparents, Gheorghe and Libeada, brought him up in Cihoreni. He worked for Viaţa Basarabiei (1934–1940).[2] In 1941 he was deported to Siberia because he claimed that there is no difference between the Moldovan language and the Romanian language.[1] In his poem, "Pictează-mi o mirişte", Grigore Vieru wrote: "Nicolai Costenco, poetul/ Care şi-a scris poemele/ Pe caietul de gheaţă Siberian"...[3][4]
Awards
- Premiul de Stat al Republicii Moldova (1988).
Works
- Poezii (1937),
- Ore (1939),
- Cleopatra (1939).
- Severograd, 1963,
- Norocul omului, 1965),
- Serghei Lazo, 1967),
- Poezii alese (1957),
- Poezii noi (1960),
- Versuri (1963),
- Mugur, mugurel (1967),
- Poezii si poeme (1969),
- Poezii si poeme (1983),
- Euritmii (1990),
- Elegii pagane (1998).
Bibliography
- Timpul de dimineaţă, Un scriitor al rezistenţei şi al continuităţii: Nicolai Costenco (1913–1993), 2004. – 5 ian.
- Mihai Cimpoi, "Alte disocieri", Chapter Nicolai Costenco, Chişinău, Ed. Cartea moldoveneasca, 1971.
- Vasile Badiu, Eroul traditional in ipostaze noi. In cartea: Eroul con temporan in literatura moldoveneasca, Chişinău, Ed. Stiinta, 1972.
- Mihail Dolgan, Sunt cetacean al tarii poeziei. In cartea lui: Crez si maiestrie artistica, Chişinău, Ed. Cartea moldoveneasca, 1982; Lirica din perioada exilului siberian. In Literatura si arta, 1995, 26 ianuarie.
- Ion Ciocanu, Cetatean al tarii poeziei. In cartea: Nicolai Costenco, Euritmii, Chişinău, Ed. Hyperion, 1990.
- George Calinescu, Istoria literaturii romane de la origini pana in prezent, p. 1031.
- Grigore Vieru, "PICTEAZA-MI O MIRISTE" ("Nicolai Costenco, poetul/ Care şi-a scris poemele/ Pe caietul de gheaţă Siberian")[3][4]