Mikhail Gavrilov

Mikhail Gavrilov (; ; born 29 December 1926 – 18 July 2014) was a Soviet writer and poet of Mountain Jew descent. He wrote in Judeo-Tat and Russian. In recognition of his many years of work and significant contributions to the field of culture, Mikhail Gavrilov was awarded the honorary title of Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Dagestan in July 2009.

Biography

Gavrilov was born in the city Derbent, Dagestan ASSR, USSR. His father Boris Gavrilov (1908–1990) was a poet and dramatist.

Since the beginning of the World War II, Gavrilov worked as a locksmith's apprentice, a 4-grade locksmith, then a 4-grade turner at the Derbent cannery. In 1944 he voluntarily joined the Red Army. After Gavrilov graduated from the school of junior aviation specialists, he served as a fighter armament master in the 26th reserve aviation regiment, then in the 117th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, he supported the Yak-3 fighter. He was demobilized from the army in February 1947. was its first editor-in-chief, as well as the chairman of the Mountain Jewish section of the Writers' Union of Israel, edited books published in the Judeo-Tat language.

In 2004 he with his family moved back to live in Derbent. He started to work as an editor of the department of the republican newspaper Vatan.

Mikhail Gavrilov's son, Semyon Gavrilov, is also a poet.

Awards Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Dagestan (July 2009) – for many years of work and high achievements in the field of culture.