Silva Kaputikyan | |
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| Born | Sirvard Kaputikyan 20 January 1919 Yerevan, Armenia |
| Died | 25 August 2006 (aged 87) Yerevan, Armenia |
| Resting place | Komitas Pantheon |
| Language | Armenian,[1][2] Russian[3] |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Genre | Lyric poetry[1] |
| Years active | 1933–2006 |
| Notable works | «Խոսք իմ որդուն» ("A word to my son")[1][4] |
| Notable awards | USSR State Prize Mesrop Mashtots Medal |
| Spouse | Hovhannes Shiraz |
| Children | Ara Shiraz |
Silva Kaputikyan[a] (Armenian: ) (20 January 1919 – 25 August 2006) was an Armenian poet and political activist. One of the best-known Armenian writers of the twentieth century,[5] she is recognized as "the leading poetess of Armenia"[1] and "the grand lady of twentieth century Armenian poetry".[6] Although a member of the Communist Party, she was a noted advocate of Armenian national causes.[7][8]
Her first collection of poems were published in the mid-1940s. By the 1950s she had established herself as a significant literary figure in Soviet Armenia. Besides Armenian she also wrote in Russian and many of her works were translated to other languages. In the later Soviet period she frequently addressed political and other issues.
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