Arseny Tarkovsky

Arseny Tarkovsky
Arseny Tarkovsky in the mid-1930s
Arseny Tarkovsky in the mid-1930s
Born(1907-06-25)25 June 1907 (N.S.)
Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire
Died27 May 1989(1989-05-27) (aged 81)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Literary movementNeo-Acmeism
Notable awardsUSSR State Prize (1989)
ChildrenAndrei Tarkovsky

Arseny Aleksandrovich Tarkovsky (Russian: Арсений Александрович Тарковский; 25 June [O.S. 12 June] 1907 – 27 May 1989) was a Soviet and Russian poet and translator. He was predeceased by his son, film director Andrei Tarkovsky.