She was born in Odessa in a family of Jewish office workers; the real family name was Zeliger (Russian: Зейлигер).[1] As a teenager she worked at a chemical plant. From 1934 to 1937 she studied at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute.[2]
The main themes of her early poetry were the heroism of the Soviet people during industrialization (Year of birth, 1938; Railroad, 1939; Stones and grass, 1940) and during World War II (Lyrics, 1943). Her most famous poem is "Zoya" (1942), about Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, a young girl killed by Nazis.[2][3] This work was one of the most popular poems during the Soviet era. From 1940 to 1950, the poetry of Aliger was characterised by a mix of optimistic semi-official verses ("Leninskie mountains", 1953), and poems in which Aliger tried to analyse the situation in her country in a realistic way ("Your Victory", 1944 - 1945). In 1956, in a gathering of Khrushchev with the intelligentsia he admonished the writers for interfering with the political system. It is noted that Aliger was the only writer to speak up against him at the event. It was after the retirement that he apologized to her for his behavior.[4] Aliger wrote numerous essays and articles about Russian literature and her impressions on travelling ("On poetry and poets", 1980; "The return from Chile", 1966).
Her first husband was the composer Konstantin Makarov-Rakitin, who was killed at the front near Yartsevo in 1941 after the death of their infant son (their daughter Tatyana [1940-1974] became a poet and translator), a double tragedy that left her devastated. The following year she had an affair with the author Alexander Fadeyev; from this union was born a daughter Maria (Masha Enzenberger), who married Hans Magnus Enzensberger and lived abroad for twenty years, killing herself shortly after a brief return to Russia in 1991. Aliger's second and final husband was the Central Committee official Igor Chernoutsan (1918–1990). She survived all her husbands and children, dying shortly after her daughter Maria Enzensberger. Margarita Aliger is buried in Peredelkino next to her daughters.
Selected worksedit
God rozhdeniia (Year of Birth) (1938)
Zoya (1942)
Your victory (1945)
Great Expectations
Two (1956)
Leninskie gory (Lenin Hills)
Sinii chas (Blue Hour) (1970)
Referencesedit
^Vyacheslav Ogryzko, "Несчетный счет минувших дней 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine," Literaturnaya Rossiya, May 15, 2009.
^ abBrown, Archie (1991). The Soviet Union: A Biographical Dictionary. NY: Macmillan. p. 10. ISBN0-02-897071-3.
^Lisa A. Kirschenbaum; Nancy M. Wingfield (July 2009). "Gender and the Construction of Wartime Heroism in Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union". European History Quarterly. 39 (3): 470. doi:10.1177/0265691409105062r.
^selected; introduction, with an; Todd, by Yevgeny Yevtushenko ; edited by Albert C.; Weissbort, Max Hayward, with Daniel (1993). Twentieth century Russian poetry : silver and steel : an anthology (1st ed.). New York: Doubleday. ISBN0385051298. {{cite book}}: |first3= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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Poetry of Margarita Aliger
December 18, 2023
margarita, aliger, margarita, iosifovna, aliger, russian, Маргари, та, Ио, сифовна, Алиге, mərɡɐˈrʲitə, ɪˈosʲɪfəvnə, ɐlʲɪˈɡʲɛr, october, september, 1915, august, 1992, soviet, russian, poet, translator, journalist, bornmargarita, iosifovna, zeliger, 1915, octo. Margarita Iosifovna Aliger Russian Margari ta Io sifovna Alige r IPA merɡɐˈrʲite ɪˈosʲɪfevne ɐlʲɪˈɡʲɛr October 7 O S September 24 1915 August 1 1992 was a Soviet and Russian poet translator and journalist Margarita AligerBornMargarita Iosifovna Zeliger 1915 10 07 October 7 1915Odessa Russian EmpireDiedAugust 1 1992 1992 08 01 aged 76 SpouseKonstantin Makarov RakitinIgor ChernoutsanPartnerAlexander FadeyevChildren2 daughters Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 References 4 External linksBiography editShe was born in Odessa in a family of Jewish office workers the real family name was Zeliger Russian Zejliger 1 As a teenager she worked at a chemical plant From 1934 to 1937 she studied at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute 2 The main themes of her early poetry were the heroism of the Soviet people during industrialization Year of birth 1938 Railroad 1939 Stones and grass 1940 and during World War II Lyrics 1943 Her most famous poem is Zoya 1942 about Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya a young girl killed by Nazis 2 3 This work was one of the most popular poems during the Soviet era From 1940 to 1950 the poetry of Aliger was characterised by a mix of optimistic semi official verses Leninskie mountains 1953 and poems in which Aliger tried to analyse the situation in her country in a realistic way Your Victory 1944 1945 In 1956 in a gathering of Khrushchev with the intelligentsia he admonished the writers for interfering with the political system It is noted that Aliger was the only writer to speak up against him at the event It was after the retirement that he apologized to her for his behavior 4 Aliger wrote numerous essays and articles about Russian literature and her impressions on travelling On poetry and poets 1980 The return from Chile 1966 Her first husband was the composer Konstantin Makarov Rakitin who was killed at the front near Yartsevo in 1941 after the death of their infant son their daughter Tatyana 1940 1974 became a poet and translator a double tragedy that left her devastated The following year she had an affair with the author Alexander Fadeyev from this union was born a daughter Maria Masha Enzenberger who married Hans Magnus Enzensberger and lived abroad for twenty years killing herself shortly after a brief return to Russia in 1991 Aliger s second and final husband was the Central Committee official Igor Chernoutsan 1918 1990 She survived all her husbands and children dying shortly after her daughter Maria Enzensberger Margarita Aliger is buried in Peredelkino next to her daughters Selected works editGod rozhdeniia Year of Birth 1938 Zoya 1942 Your victory 1945 Great Expectations Two 1956 Leninskie gory Lenin Hills Sinii chas Blue Hour 1970 References edit Vyacheslav Ogryzko Neschetnyj schet minuvshih dnej Archived 2011 08 07 at the Wayback Machine Literaturnaya Rossiya May 15 2009 a b Brown Archie 1991 The Soviet Union A Biographical Dictionary NY Macmillan p 10 ISBN 0 02 897071 3 Lisa A Kirschenbaum Nancy M Wingfield July 2009 Gender and the Construction of Wartime Heroism in Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union European History Quarterly 39 3 470 doi 10 1177 0265691409105062r selected introduction with an Todd by Yevgeny Yevtushenko edited by Albert C Weissbort Max Hayward with Daniel 1993 Twentieth century Russian poetry silver and steel an anthology 1st ed New York Doubleday ISBN 0385051298 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first3 has generic name help CS1 maint multiple names authors list link External links editPoetry of Margarita Aliger Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Margarita Aliger amp oldid 1187729238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
