Samad Vurgun
Azerbaijani-Soviet writer (1906-1956)
Samad Vurgun was born on March 21, 1906 in Yukhary Salahly and died on May 27, 1956 in Baku, aged 50. Recorded occupations: poet, university teacher, playwright, politician, literary scholar and translator. Country of citizenship: Russian Empire, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Soviet Union. Positions held include deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Associated movement: socialist realism. Educated at Gazakh Teachers' Seminary and Lomonosov Moscow State University. Honours include People’s Poet of the Azerbaijan SSR, Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR, Stalin Prize, 2nd degree, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour and Order of the Badge of Honour. Member of USSR Union of Writers, Union of Azerbaijani Writers and Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.
- Born
- March 21, 1906 · Yukhary Salahly
- Died
- May 27, 1956 · Baku
- Age at death
- 50
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Soviet Union
- Occupations
- poet, university teacher, playwright, politician, literary scholar, translator
- Positions held
- deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
- Movements
- socialist realism
- Education
- Gazakh Teachers' Seminary, Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Honours
- People’s Poet of the Azerbaijan SSR, Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR, Stalin Prize, 2nd degree, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour
- Wikipedia editions
- 26 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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