About Yakov Pahomovich Grigoshin
Lived 1888 – 1939 (aged 50). Yakov Pahomovich Grigoshin was a Russian poet and writer.
Yakov Pahomovich Grigoshin (1888–1939) was an Erzya poet. He is considered to be the founder of Erzya literature. He wrote his first poems in Russian while studying to become a teacher, but later he used his native language Erzya. He authored some of the first Erzya-language textbooks and published several collections of poems and stories. Grigoshin was shot to death in the Great Purge.
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Who was Yakov Pahomovich Grigoshin?
Erzyan poet and writer
When was Yakov Pahomovich Grigoshin born?
Yakov Pahomovich Grigoshin was born on 3 November 1888 in Armiyovo.
When did Yakov Pahomovich Grigoshin die?
Yakov Pahomovich Grigoshin died on 24 April 1939 in Saransk.
What was Yakov Pahomovich Grigoshin's occupation?
Yakov Pahomovich Grigoshin was a poet and writer.
What nationality was Yakov Pahomovich Grigoshin?
Yakov Pahomovich Grigoshin was Russian.
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