Alexander Artemiev ( Chuvash and russian: Артемьев Александр Спиридонович; 14 Sept 1924 – 5 August 1998.''Афанасьев П.'' Писатели Чувашии. — Cheboksary, 2006), was a Chuvash

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writer,

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and

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Biography

Artemiev attended secondary school in the Shtanashi village of Chuvashia. He enlisted in the

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as a private, and then became a junior commander during the Eastern Front of World War II, as well as for the later Soviet-Japanese War. He was wounded three times during his service, and was awarded many medals. After demobilization, he worked managing a log hut-reading room in his native village, becoming responsible secretary of magazines "Yalav"(Ялав) and "Tavan Atal". He also participated in

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from the

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, studying and publishing poetry. Among his most popular works are: «Ах, пӗлесчӗ» (Ah to know), «Ҫуралнӑ ҫӗршыв» (the Darling party), and «Салампи юрри» (Salampi's song). Alexander Artemyev also translated some of

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's,

Mikhail Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucas ...

's and

Ivan Turgenev Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (; rus, links=no, Ива́н Серге́евич Турге́невIn Turgenev's day, his name was written ., p=ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf; 9 November 1818 – 3 September 1883 (Old Style dat ...

's works into the

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Well-known works

* «Суйласа илнисем», икӗ томлӑ, (Selected works, in 2 volumes) 1986); * «Юлашки юрӑ» (Final song) (1981); * «Салампи» - Salampee(1956, 1960, 1966, 1983);

Literature

* Efimov L. I., "Элӗк Енӗ" (Alikovo District), Alikovo, 1994. * "Аликовская энциклопедия", editing: Efimov L. I., Efimov E. L., Anan'ev A. A., Terernt'ev G. K.,

Cheboksary Cheboksary (; russian: Чебокса́ры, r=Cheboksáry, p=tɕɪbɐˈksarɨ; cv, Шупашкар, ''Şupaşkar'') is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia and a port on the Volga River. Geography The city is located in the Volga Upland reg ...

, 2009, . * «Чӑваш литературин антологийӗ», editing: Gordeev D. V., Silem J. A. Cheboksary, 2003. . * «Литературы народов России: XX в.» Н. С. Надъярных, Moscow Наука, 2005

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