
Karin Smirnov or Smirnoff (née Strindberg; 26 February 1880 – 10 May 1973) was a
Finno-Swedish writer. She was the daughter of
August Strindberg and
Siri von Essen
Sigrid "Siri" Sofia Matilda Elisabet von Essen (17 August 1850 – 21 April 1912) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish noblewoman and actress. Her acting career spanned about 15 years, during which time she appeared in a number of plays that the Sw ...
.
Smirnov was a
socialist
Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the e ...
; she married
Russian Bolshevik
The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...
. She wrote plays and also books about her mother and father, and their marriage.
Finnish writers in Swedish
Swedish-speaking Finns
1880 births
1973 deaths
Strindberg family
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