Alexander Artemiev ( Chuvash and ; 14 Sept 1924 – 5 August 1998.''Афанасьев П.'' Писатели Чувашии. — Cheboksary, 2006), was a Chuvash

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Biography

Artemiev attended secondary school in the Shtanashi village of Chuvashia. He enlisted in the

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as a private, and then became a junior commander during the Eastern Front of World War II, as well as for the later Soviet-Japanese War. He was wounded three times during his service, and was awarded many medals. After demobilization, he worked managing a log hut-reading room in his native village, becoming responsible secretary of magazines "Yalav"(Ялав) and "Tavan Atal". He also participated in

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, studying and publishing poetry. Among his most popular works are: «Ах, пӗлесчӗ» (Ah to know), «Ҫуралнӑ ҫӗршыв» (the Darling party), and «Салампи юрри» (Salampi's song). Alexander Artemyev also translated some of

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Mikhail Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov ( , ; rus, Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, , mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲerməntəf, links=yes; – ) was a Russian Romanticism, Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called ...

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Ivan Turgenev Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev ( ; rus, links=no, Иван Сергеевич ТургеневIn Turgenev's day, his name was written ., p=ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf; – ) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poe ...

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Chuvash language Chuvash ( , ; , , ) is a Turkic languages, Turkic language spoken in European Russia, primarily in the Chuvashia, Chuvash Republic and adjacent areas. It is the only surviving member of the Oghur languages, Oghur branch of Turkic languages ...

Well-known works

* «Суйласа илнисем», икӗ томлӑ, (Selected works, in 2 volumes) 1986); * «Юлашки юрӑ» (Final song) (1981); * «Салампи» - Salampee(1956, 1960, 1966, 1983);

Literature

* Efimov L. I., "Элӗк Енӗ" (Alikovo District), Alikovo, 1994. * "Аликовская энциклопедия", editing: Efimov L. I., Efimov E. L., Anan'ev A. A., Terernt'ev G. K.,

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, 2009, . * «Чӑваш литературин антологийӗ», editing: Gordeev D. V., Silem J. A. Cheboksary, 2003. . * «Литературы народов России: XX в.» Н. С. Надъярных, Moscow Наука, 2005

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