Agniya Barto | |
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| Born | Gitel Leybovna Volova 17 February [O.S. 4 February] 1901 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1 April 1981 (aged 80) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
Agniya Lvovna Barto (Russian: А́гния Льво́вна Барто́, IPA: [ˈaɡnʲɪjə ˈlʲvovnə bɐrˈto] ; 17 February [O.S. 4 February] 1901 – 1 April 1981) was a Russian Soviet poet and children's writer of Belarusian Jewish origin.