Andrei Voznesensky

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Andreyevich and the family name is Voznesensky.
Andrei Andreyevich Voznesensky
Andrei Voznesensky in 2008
Andrei Voznesensky in 2008
Native name
Андрей Андреевич Вознесенский
Born(1933-05-12)12 May 1933
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died1 June 2010(2010-06-01) (aged 77)
Peredelkino, Leninsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation
(now Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug, Moscow)
Resting placeNovodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
OccupationPoet and writer
Nationality Soviet Union
 Russia
Period1958–2010
Literary movementSixtiers
Notable worksThe Triangular Pear, Antiworlds, Stained-glass Master, Violoncello Oakleaf, Videoms and Fortune Telling by the BookThe Seed"
Notable awards
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Several others (see below)

Andrei Andreyevich Voznesensky (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Вознесенский, 12 May 1933 – 1 June 2010) was a Soviet and Russian poet and writer who had been referred to by Robert Lowell as "one of the greatest living poets in any language." He was one of the "Children of the '60s," a new wave of iconic Russian intellectuals led by the Khrushchev Thaw.[1]

Voznesensky was considered "one of the most daring writers of the Soviet era" but his style often led to regular criticism from his contemporaries and he was once threatened with expulsion by Nikita Khrushchev.[2] He performed poetry readings in front of sold-out stadiums around the world,[2] and was much admired for his skilled delivery.[3] Some of his poetry was translated into English by W. H. Auden. Voznesensky's long-serving mentor and muse was Boris Pasternak,[3] the Nobel Laureate and the author of Doctor Zhivago.

Before his death, he was both critically and popularly proclaimed "a living classic",[4] and "an icon of Soviet intellectuals".[5]

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