About Leonid Martynov
Lived 1905 – 1980 (aged 75). Leonid Martynov was a Russian journalist, poet, translator and writer.
Leonid Nikolayevich Martynov (; 22 May 1905, Omsk – 21 June 1980, Moscow) was a Soviet poet, journalist and translator. Laureate of three Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1965, 1970, 1975) and a USSR State Prize.
Career Between 1939 and 1945 he published three books of poetry, but only became better known after the death of Stalin. From 1955, his poems began to be published widely in magazines and in book form.
His style is of the old school of the 1920s, with many local references to Siberia.
Musical settings Aleksandr Lokshin set five poems by Martynov in his Ninth Symphony.
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Who was Leonid Martynov?
Russian poet (1905–1980)
When was Leonid Martynov born?
Leonid Martynov was born on 9 May 1905 in Omsk.
When did Leonid Martynov die?
Leonid Martynov died on 21 June 1980 in Moscow.
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Leonid Martynov was a journalist, poet, translator and writer.
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Leonid Martynov was Russian.
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