Yuno Semyonov

Yuno Shaulovich Semyonov (; 1899–1961) was a

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prose writer, playwright and artistic director. He wrote in the

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language. His work was characterized by plays on the topics of the day, full of sarcasm and humor. He was one of the founders of the Judeo-Tat theatre in

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.Yuno Semyonov - poet and front-line soldier - GORSKIE.ru
/ref> In 1915 he graduated from the

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School, received a law degree in

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. He worked as a typesetter in the printing house of the Derbent city newspaper, which was published in Russian. During the

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, he fought on the side of the

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, becoming famous as a red partisan. After the civil war, he returned to his previous job. Since 1932, he published nine plays. In 1936, Yuno Semyonov moved to

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with his family. There he worked for the newspaper ''()'' - "Communist". Later, he moved back to his hometown. He worked in the newspaper '' The Toiler'' in the

language.

Theatrical activity

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