Maria Vagatova
Maria Vagatova | |
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Мария Вагатова | |
.jpg) Vagatova in 2018 | |
| Born | Maria Kuzminichna Voldina 28 December 1936 |
| Died | 15 February 2026 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute |
| Occupation | poet |
Maria Vagatova (Russian: Мария Вагатова; 28 December 1936 – 15 February 2026), was a first Khanty poetess, also a storyteller, publicist, teacher, editor and journalist.
Life and career
[edit]Vagatova was born Maria Kuzminichna Voldina[a] (Russian: Мария Кузьминична Волдина) on 28 December 1936 near the village of Yuilsk, Berezovsky District,Ostyak-Vogul National Okrug of the Russian SFSR, then part of the Soviet Union to a family of reindeer herders. She attended the Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute. After graduating she worked as a teacher and in the editorial office of the newspaper Leninskaya Pravda.[1]
Throughout her life, she published a number of poetry collections and fairy tales.[2]
Vagatova died on 15 February 2026, at the age of 90.[3]
Political views
[edit]In 2022, she signed a letter in support of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.[4]
Awards
[edit]- 1987 – Honored Worker of Culture of the RSFSR.[5]
- 2018 – Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation "Soul of Russia" for contribution to the development of folk art in the category "Traditional Folk Culture.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Kuzminichna and the family name is Voldina.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Вагатова (Волдина) Мария Кузьминична | Югра литературная". ugralit.okrlib.ru. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ "Bibliography of M. K. Voldina" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ушла из жизни первая хантыйская поэтесса Мария Кузьминична Волдина". ugra-news.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ "Кто хочет жертв?". lgz.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ "My Mother Tongue" (PDF). russianunesco. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ "Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
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