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Silva Kaputikyan
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Silva Kaputikyan (1919–2006) was an Armenian writer and journalist born in Yerevan. She wrote in Armenian and began her work period in 1933. Her notable works include *Silva Kaputikyan 100*, *Moi͡a stranit͡sa*, *Սրտաբաց զրույց*, *Stikhotvorenii︠a︡*, and *Lirika*. She was a member of the USSR Union of Writers, the Writers Union of Armenia, and the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia. She was also a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Kaputikyan received the Stalin Prize, the Order of the October Revolution, the Order of the Badge of Honour, and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. She was educated at Yerevan State University and was married to Hovhannes Shiraz. They had a child named Ara Shiraz. She held citizenship in the First Republic of Armenia, the Soviet Union, and Armenia. She died of a stroke in Yerevan and was buried at the Komitas Pantheon.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1919
- Died
- 2006
- Works
- 31
Top works
- Vernostʹ
- Silva Kaputikyan 100
- Moi͡a stranit͡sa
- Սրտաբաց զրույց
- Stikhotvorenii︠a︡
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Key facts
- Born
- Sirvard Kaputikyan , ( 1919-01-20 ) 20 January 1919, Yerevan , Armenia
- Died
- 25 August 2006 (2006-08-25) (aged 87), Yerevan, Armenia
- Resting place
- Komitas Pantheon
- Language
- Armenian , Russian
- Nationality
- Armenian
- Genre
- Lyric poetry
- Years active
- 1933–2006
- Notable works
- «Խոսք իմ որդուն» ("A word to my son")
- Notable awards
- USSR State Prize , Mesrop Mashtots Medal
- Spouse
- Hovhannes Shiraz
- Children
- Ara Shiraz
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Silva
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Armenia
- Place of birth
- Yerevan
- Place of death
- Yerevan
- Spouse
- Hovhannes Shiraz
- Child
- Ara Shiraz
- Occupation
- opinion journalist
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Armenian
- Field of work
- opinion journalism
- Genre
- opinion journalism
- Image
- Silva Kaputikyan.JPG
Show 12 more facts
- date of birth
- 1919-01-20
- date of death
- 2006-08-25
- cause of death
- stroke
- name in native language
- Սիլվա Կապուտիկյան
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Komitas Pantheon
- Commons category
- Silva Kaputikyan
- start of work period
- 1933-00-00
- writing language
- Armenian
- birth name
- Սիրվարդ Բարունակի Կապուտիկյան
- ethnic group
- Armenians
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Encyclopedic overview
Silva Kaputikyan (Armenian: Սիլվա Կապուտիկյան; 20 January 1919 – 25 August 2006) was an Armenian poet and political activist. One of the best-known Armenian writers of the twentieth century, she is recognized as "the leading poetess of Armenia" and "the grand lady of twentieth century Armenian poetry". Although a member of the Communist Party, she was a noted advocate of Armenian national causes.
Her first collection of poems were published in the mid-1940s. By the 1950s she had established herself as a significant literary figure in Soviet Armenia. Besides Armenian she also wrote in Russian and many of her works were translated to other languages. In the later Soviet period she frequently addressed political and other issues.
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