Samuil Marshak
Russian and Soviet writer
Died when: 76 years 244 days (920 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak (alternative spelling: Marchak) (Russian: ?????? ????????? ??????; 3 November [O.S. 22 October] 1887 – 4 July 1964) was a Russian and Soviet writer of Jewish origin, translator and poet who wrote for both children and adults.
He translated the sonnets and some other of the works of William Shakespeare, English poetry (including poems for children), and poetry from other languages.
Maxim Gorky proclaimed Marshak to be "the founder of Russia's (Soviet) children's literature".
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