Igor Moiseyevich Irtenyev (; born 25 May 1947,
Moscow
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) is a Russian poet.
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Russians are leaving the country in droves
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'', November 14, 2011
Biography
He is a member of
PEN Russia. In 2011, he emigrated to
Israel
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because, as he said "I just can't bear the idea of watching
ladimirPutin on television every day for the next 12 years".
However, he returned to Russia after spending two years in Israel.
Interview with Dmitry Bykov
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References
External links
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Игорь Иртеньев на сайте «Грани-ТВ»
* Кристина Витц
Ирония как основной прием Игоря Иртеньева
Russian male poets
Living people
1947 births
Writers from Moscow
20th-century Russian poets
20th-century pseudonymous writers
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