Ilya Selvinsky

Ilya Selvinsky
Илья Сельвинский
Ilya Selvinsky as a student of the Yevpatoria gymnasium
Born(1899-10-24)October 24, 1899
Died(1968-03-22)22 March 1968
Resting placeNovodevichy Cemetery
Alma materMoscow State University
OccupationsPoet, dramatist, essayist
AwardsOrder of the Patriotic War
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Order of the Red Star
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

Ilya Lvovich Selvinsky (Russian: Илья Львович Сельвинский, 24 October 1899 – 22 March 1968) was a Soviet poet, dramatist, memoirist, and essayist born in Simferopol, Crimea.