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Olga Bergholz
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Soviet poet
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Olga Bergholz was a Soviet journalist, poet, writer, and playwright. Born in Saint Petersburg in 1910, she studied at the Faculty of Philology of Saint Petersburg State University. She was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and wrote primarily in Russian. Her professional career began in 1932, focusing on poetry, prose, and drama.
She received several awards, including the Stalin Prize, the Order of Lenin, and the Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad." Her notable works include *Pervorossiĭsk* and *Sochineniia*. She was married to Boris Kornilov. Bergholz died in Saint Petersburg in 1975 and is buried at Volkovo Cemetery Writer's Walkways.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1910
- Died
- 1975
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Pervorossiĭsk
- Sochineniia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg
- Occupation
- diarist
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Field of work
- drama
- Genre
- poetry
- Official website
- www.olgaberggolc.ru
- Image
- Olga Bergholz.jpg
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- Commons category
- Olga Bergholz
- date of birth
- 1910-05-03
- date of death
- 1975-11-13
- place of burial
- Volkovo Cemetery Writer's Walkways
- start of work period
- 1932-00-00
- described at URL
- european-art.net/person/redirect?i=15&p=person%2F33264
- writing language
- Russian
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Encyclopedic overview
Olga Berggolts in 1930
Olga Fyodorovna Berggolts (Russian: Ольга Фёдоровна Берггольц, IPA: [ˈolʲɡə ˈfʲɵdərəvnə bʲɪrˈɡolʲts] ; May 16 [O.S. May 3] 1910 – November 13, 1975) was a Soviet and Russian poet, writer, playwright and journalist. She is most famous for her work on the Leningrad radio during the city's siege, when she became the symbol of the city's resilience.
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