Dmitri Kedrin

Dmitri Kedrin
Born	Dmitri Borisovich Kedrin February 4, 1907(1907-02-04) Shchegolovka, Russian Empire
Died	September 18, 1945(1945-09-18) (aged 38) Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupation	Poet, playwright, correspondent
Nationality	Russian
Period	1923–1945
Children	Svetlana Dmitrievna Kedrina
Influences Alexander Pushkin, Mikhail Lermontov, Nikolay Nekrasov, Taras Shevchenko
Influenced Dritëro Agolli[1]

Dmitri Borisovich Kedrin (Russian: Дми́трий Бори́сович Ке́дрин; February 4 [O.S. December 22, 1906] 1907 – September 18, 1945) was a Russian Soviet poet. He died in railway-related accident (had been struck by commuter train). Some charge that this accident was murder.^[2]

Biography

A sample of Kedrin's poetry

Translation of "Confession" (Исповедь)
See, child, into my eyes, do not hide your face in your hands. Believe, the child: that the eyes of priest are opened all the hearts. Your soul is full of sin, Itself flies into the fire. Endow the litre of the wine to church And God forgive your sins.		Смотри, дитя, в мои глаза, Не прячь в руках лица. Поверь, дитя: Глазам ксендза Открыты все сердца. Твоя душа грехом полна, Сама в огонь летит. Пожертвуй церкви литр вина И бог тебя простит. Written by: Dmitri Kedrin (Ekaterinoslav, 1926)

Works

References

1. ^ Steven R. Serafin, ed (1999). "Agolli, Dritëro" (PDF). Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th century. A - D. Volume 1 (3rd ed.). Farmington Hills, Michigan: St. James Press. pp. 21. ISBN 1558623736. http://www.elsie.de/pdf/articles/A1999AgolliEWL.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-31. 
2. ^ Igor Losievsky (March 2007). "И опять все нашедший вновь…" (in Russian) (PDF). 2000.net.ua (357): p. 7. http://www.2000.net.ua/issue/357/C7.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-30. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Dmitri Kedrin's Poems (Russian)

Persondata
Name	Kedrin, Dmitri
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	February 4, 1907
Place of birth	Shchegolovka, Russian Empire
Date of death	September 18, 1945
Place of death	Moscow, Soviet Union