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Vladimir Voldin

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Vladimir Voldin
Born1938
DiedOctober 1971 (aged 32–33)
Occupationpoet, translator, journalist
LanguageKhanty
SpouseMaria Vagatova [ru]

Vladimir Semyonovich Voldin (Russian: Владимир Семёнович Волдин; 1938–1971) was a Khanty poet of the Soviet period.

He was from Khanty-Mansiisk region, the Northern Khanty area.[1]

He wrote in the Northern dialect of Khanty language. He was a lyric poet, writing no prose and not being interested by social or political themes.[2] He also was a correspondent for area radio.[3]

His wife was Maria Vagatova [ru], whom he encouraged to publish her poetry.[4] After marriage with her Voldin suddenly disappeared during a business trip. Later he was found hanged. His wife Maria was left with 4 children. By the time of 2010, Maria had 7 grandchildren.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Eva Toulouze [et]. The intellectuals from Russia’s peoples of the North: From obedience to resistance. Studies in Folk Culture, 2005, The Northern Peoples and States: Changing relationships, V, ffhal-01283775, p. 8
  2. ^ Eva Toulouze. The intellectuals from Russia’s peoples of the North: From obedience to resistance. Studies in Folk Culture, 2005, The Northern Peoples and States: Changing relationships, V, ffhal-01283775, p. 8
  3. ^ Alia 2010, p. 42.
  4. ^ Vaschenko, Clayton Smith & Momaday 2010, p. 175.
  5. ^ Vaschenko, Clayton Smith & Momaday 2010, pp. 175–176.

Sources

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  • Vaschenko, Alexander; Clayton Smith, Claude; Momaday, N. Scott (2010). The Way of Kinship: An Anthology of Native Siberian Literature. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9781452915463.
  • Alia, Valerie (2010). The New Media Nation: Indigenous Peoples and Global Communication. Berghahn Books. ISBN 9781845454203.