Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
	Yevtushenko c. 1979
Native name	Евге́ний Евтуше́нко
Born	Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Gangnus; 18 July 1933; Zima, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	1 April 2017 (aged 83); Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Occupation	Poet; writer; film director; publisher;
Nationality	Soviet; Russian;
Period	1949–2017
Notable works	Babi Yar
Children	5, including Sasha
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Website
	www.evtushenko.net

Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko (Russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Евтуше́нко;^[1] 18 July 1933 – 1 April 2017)^[2]^[3] was a Soviet and Russian poet. He was also a novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, publisher, actor, editor, university professor, and director of several films.

^ Russian pronunciation: [(j)ɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪt͡ɕ (j)ɪftʊˈʂɛnkə]; also transliterated as Evgenii Alexandrovich Evtushenko, Yevgeniy Yevtushenko, or Evgeny Evtushenko.
^ Anderson, Raymond H. (1 April 2017). "Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Poet Who Stirred a Generation of Soviets, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
^ Schmemann, Serge (5 April 2017). "Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Who Saw Life and Poetry as a Bowl of Borscht". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

[1] Russian pronunciation: [(j)ɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪt͡ɕ (j)ɪftʊˈʂɛnkə]; also transliterated as Evgenii Alexandrovich Evtushenko, Yevgeniy Yevtushenko, or Evgeny Evtushenko.

[2] Anderson, Raymond H. (1 April 2017). "Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Poet Who Stirred a Generation of Soviets, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

[3] Schmemann, Serge (5 April 2017). "Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Who Saw Life and Poetry as a Bowl of Borscht". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

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