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Agniya Barto

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Also known as Agnessa Lvovna Barto, Agnessa Barto, Agnessa Volova, Agniya Volova, Agniya Lvovna Volova, Agniya Lvovna Barto

Russian Soviet writer and poet (1901–1981)

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Luchshie Stikhi Detyam Ot Goda Do Pyati Agniya Barto
  • Bol'shaja kniga stihov

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Film & TV

Writing · Moscow, Russian Empire

Known for

  • This Is Edik — self (found footage)2020
  • Letter Finds its Way Home — Self1967
  • Your Books1953
  • Pioneerism No. 3 — Self1952

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Country
Soviet Union
Active from
1906
Active to
1981

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
28

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Key facts

Born
Gitel Leybovna Volova , 17 February [ O.S. 4 February ] 1901, Moscow , Russian Empire
Died
1 April 1981 (1981-04-01) (aged 80), Moscow , Soviet Union
Resting place
Novodevichy Cemetery
Occupation
Writer, screenwriter, radio narrator
Genre
Poetry, Screenplay

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Place of birth
Moscow
Place of death
Moscow
Employer
Radio Mayak
Languages spoken
Russian
Native language
Russian
Field of work
poetry
Image
Agniya Barto 1969 (cropped).jpg
Number of children
1
Significant event
Sinyavsky–Daniel trial
Political ideology
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place of burial
Novodevichy Cemetery
Commons category
Agniya Barto
date of birth
1901-02-04
date of death
1981-04-01
start of work period
1925-00-00
IPA transcription
ˈaɡnʲɪjə ˈlʲvovnə bɐrˈto
writing language
Russian
birth name
Агнесса Львовна Волова
name in native language
Агнесса Львовна Барто
has works in the collection
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
significant person
Anatoly Lunacharsky
relative
Tamara Dembo
ethnic group
Jewish people
Sources (7)

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Encyclopedic overview

Agniya Lvovna Barto (Russian: А́гния Льво́вна Барто́, IPA: [ˈaɡnʲɪjə ˈlʲvovnə bɐrˈto] ; 17 February [O.S. 4 February] 1901 – 1 April 1981) was a Russian Soviet poet and children's writer of Belarusian Jewish origin.

Early life and education

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Agniya Barto” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.