Demyan Bedny
Demyan Bedny | |
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| Born | Yefim Alekseevich Pridvorov April 13, 1883 |
| Died | May 19, 1945 (aged 62) |
| Occupation | Poet, journalist, satirist, public figure |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
| Notable awards | Order of Lenin |
Yefim Alekseevich Pridvorov (Russian: Ефи́м Алексе́евич Придво́ров, IPA: [jɪˈfʲim ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ prʲɪˈdvorəf] ⓘ; April 13 [O.S. April 1] 1883 – May 25, 1945), better known by the pen name Demyan Bedny (Russian: Демья́н Бе́дный, IPA: [dʲɪˈmʲjan ˈbʲednɨj] ⓘ, Damian the Poor), was a Soviet Russian poet, Bolshevik propagandist and satirist.