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| Born | (1934-08-21)21 August 1934 Shaimurzino [ru],Chuvash ASSR,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union (nowChuvashia, Russia) |
| Died | 21 February 2006(2006-02-21) (aged 71) Moscow, Russia |
| Literary movement | Neo-surrealism |
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Gennadiy Nikolayevich Aygi (Russian:Генна́дий Никола́евич Айги́,IPA:[ɡʲɪˈnadʲɪjnʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕɐjˈɡʲi]ⓘ,Chuvash:Геннадий Николаевич Айхи; 21 August 1934 – 21 February 2006) was a Russian poet and a translator. His poetry is written both inChuvash and inRussian.
He was born in the village of Shaimurzino (Çĕnyal),Chuvashia (USSR), moved to Moscow in 1953 and stayed there for the rest of his life.[citation needed] Aygi started writing poetry in theChuvash language in 1958.
Among the recognitions he has won are theAndrey Bely Prize (1987), thePasternak Prize (2000, the first to be awarded this), the Prize of the French Academy (1972), thePetrarch Prize (1993), the Golden Wreath of theStruga Poetry Evenings in 1994 and the Jan Smrek Prize (Bratislava, Slovakia).
In 2003 Aygi participated in the"international literature festival berlin"Archived 22 February 2018 at theWayback Machine.
Sofia Gubaidulina set several of his poems to music in her cycleJetzt immer Schnee ("Now always snow").
His sonAleksey Aygi is a composer.
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