Semyon Petrovich Gudzenko () (born ''Sario Gudzenko''; 5 March 1922, in

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– 2 December 1953, in

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) was a

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Russian poet of Ukrainian-Jewish origin, of the World War II generation. He is often compared with Pavel Kogan and

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. He died from old war wounds as he himself predicted in one of his own poems. Gudzenko studied at the

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during 1939–41. He developed as a poet during the years of the

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. His first anthology, ''Regiment Comrades'' (1944), sounded the courageous voice of an ordinary participant in great events, one who knows the harsh truth of war. The narrative poem ''The Remote Garrison''(1950) tells of the everyday working life of the Soviet Army in peace time. Gudzenko is the author of the anthologies ''After theMarch'' (1947), ''Transcarpathian Verses'' (1948), and the cycle of poems ''Train to Tuva'' (1949). Awards:

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2nd class,

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External links

Semyon Gudzenko. Poems (in Russian)Verses of Semyon Gudzenko in transl. by V.V.ValdA poem by Semyon Gudzenko translated by Victor Rivas
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