Mark Sergeev (1926–1997) (Russian: Марк Сергеев) was a

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. As a

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, Sergeev is known by his books ''Rail Tracks'', ''A Ballad About Poplars'', ''Carving'', ''Connection of Times'', and ''Evening Birds''. He has published about 20 poetic collections. Sergeev's first book was a collection of cheerful poems for children. About 60 children's books of his were published.

Biography

Born in the family of a builder, later the head of a comprehensive survey party to check the Padunsky narrowing on the Angara River, David Markovich Gantvarger and Rosalia Gantvarger. On the maternal side, he was the great-grandson of the classic of Jewish literature, Mendele Mocher Sforim. Took part in the

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. Just before graduation in June

1941 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...

, Sergeyev's entire class planted a poplar alley in front of the school. All the graduates vowed to return, but only five kept their vows - the rest died in the war. The poem "The Ballad of Poplars" is dedicated to this. Graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology of the

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. In

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, he joined the editorial board of the book series "Literary Monuments of Siberia" and "Polar Star" of the East Siberian Book Publishing House (

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). In

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, he initiated the creation of the All-Russian Festival "Days of Russian Spirituality and Culture" Radiance of Russia(

). He was buried in

at the Radishchevsky cemetery.

Awards and prizes

* Order of the Patriotic War II degree (1985). * Order of the Badge of Honor. *

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples (russian: oрден Дружбы народов, translit=orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military unit ...

. * Laureate of the Irkutsk Komsomol Prize.(1971) * Laureate of the Prize of the Culture and Art Development Fund under the Committee of Culture of the Irkutsk Region (1996)

Memory

* The

Regional Children's Library bears the name of Mark Sergeev. * The Irkutsk House of Writers bears name of Mark Sergeev. 1926 births 1997 deaths People from Yenakiieve Russian male poets Soviet military personnel of World War II Irkutsk State University alumni 20th-century Russian poets 20th-century Russian male writers Soviet magazine editors * On the house where Mark Sergeev lived, a memorial plaque was erected in memory of him.
In Irkutsk, the "Intellectual of the Province" award named after Mark Sergeev was established.

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