Kaisyn Kuliev

Kaisyn Kuliev
Born(1917-11-01)November 1, 1917
Upper Chegem, Terek Oblast, Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus
DiedJune 4, 1985(1985-06-04) (aged 67)
Chegem, Kabardino-Balkarian ASSR, RSFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationPoet, writer, journalist, war correspondent
Alma materMaxim Gorky Literature Institute
Notable awardsState Prizes of the Soviet Republics (1966)
USSR State Prize (1974)
Lenin Prize (1977)
SpouseMaka Dahkilgova
ChildrenEldar Kuliev
Alim Kouliev
Azamat Kuliev
Signature
Website
k-kuliev.ru

Kaisyn Shuvayevich Kuliev or Qaysin Quli (Russian: Кайсы́н Шува́евич Кули́ев, romanized: Kaisyn Shuvayevich Kuliyev; Karachay-Balkar: Къулийланы Шууаны жашы Къайсын, romanized: Quliylanı Şuwanı caşı Qaysın; 1 November 1917 – 4 June 1985) was a Balkar poet. He wrote in the Karachay-Balkar language. His poems are widely translated to most languages in the former Soviet Union, including Russian, Ossetian, Lithuanian, Belarusian, Armenian. Kuliev's books have been published in 140 languages in Europe, Asia, and America.