About Jūlijs Vanags
Lived 1903 – 1986 (aged 83). Jūlijs Vanags was a Latvian and Russian translator, writer, screenwriter, playwright and poet.
Jūlijs Vanags (, Ungurmuiža Parish (now Jēkabpils district), Russian Empire – 12 October 1986, Riga, Latvian SSR) was a Latvian and Soviet writer and a co-author of the text of the Anthem of the Latvian SSR. He also wrote plays, children's books, poetry, stories and translated many works into Latvian including Leo Toltsoy's Anna Karenina, Alexander Pushkin's Ruslan and Ludmilla and The Stone host by Lesya Ukrainika.
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Who was Jūlijs Vanags?
Latvian writer (1903-1986)
When was Jūlijs Vanags born?
Jūlijs Vanags was born on 8 July 1903 in Medņi parish.
When did Jūlijs Vanags die?
Jūlijs Vanags died on 12 October 1986 in Riga.
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Jūlijs Vanags was a translator, writer, screenwriter, playwright and poet.
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Jūlijs Vanags was Latvian and Russian.
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