Margarita Stāraste-Bordevīka (née Barvika; 2 February 1914 – 18 February 2014) was a
Latvian children's books writer, born in
Vladimir, Tsarist Russia.
Stāraste-Bordevīka's most popular books are ''Balti tīri sniega vīri'' (1942), ''Ziemassvētku pasakas'' (1943), ''Zīļuks'' (1961), ''Pasaku ābece'' (1969) and ''Lācīša Rūcīša raibā diena'' (1977). Her first book was published in 1942.
She co-authored a collection of folksongs in the
Livonian language
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''Urū! Rurū!'' (1994), later published in
Latvian as well.
On 7 April 1999, Stāraste-Bordevīka was awarded the title as Commander of the
Order of the Three Stars
Order of the Three Stars ( lv, Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis) is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of the founding of Latvia. Its motto is "Per aspera ad astra", meaning "Thr ...
.
Stāraste-Bordevīka died on 18 February 2014, 16 days after her
100th birthday
A centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100 years. Because life expectancies worldwide are below 100 years, the term is invariably associated with longevity. In 2012, the United Nations estimated that there were 316,600 living cent ...
.
See also
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List of centenarians (authors, poets and journalists)
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References
1914 births
2014 deaths
Latvian women writers
Latvian centenarians
Place of death missing
Women centenarians
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