Roald Mandelstam

Roald Mandelstam
Born	(1932-09-16)September 16, 1932 Leningrad, Soviet Union
Died	(1961-02-26)February 26, 1961 Leningrad, Soviet Union
Nationality	Soviet Union
Occupation(s)	Poet, Writer
Spouse	Nina Vladimirovna Markevich
Parent(s)	Charles Yakovlevich Gorovich (father), Elena Iosifovna Mandelstam (mother)

Roald Charlesovich Mandelstam (Russian: Роа́льд Ча́рльсович Мандельшта́м; (1932-09-16)September 16, 1932 – (1961-02-26)February 26, 1961) was a Russian poet and writer. He was born in Leningrad and lived there during the Soviet era.

Mandelstam’s patronymic name appears as "Charlesovich" in his birth and death records, but it is inscribed as "Charlzovich" on his gravestone.

Biography

Born in Leningrad, September 16, 1932.

He studied at the Polytechnic Institute, then at the Faculty of Oriental Studies Saint Petersburg State University. He did not finish his education; because of the severe form of tuberculosis he could not work anywhere else and almost never left the house.

In 1954 he married Nina Markevich, a poet (1931-1992).

Repeatedly he tried to publish his poems, but had no publications in his lifetime. His poetry was first published in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

In the late 1950s his health rapidly deteriorated, he had to be treated in hospitals repeatedly.

On January 26, 1961 he died in the hospital from a hemorrhage and was buried in the Krasnenkoye Cemetery in Leningrad.

Bibliography

Ivanov, Boris, compiler. (2011). Peterburgskaia poėziia v litsakh : ocherki. Ivanov, B. (Boris), 1928-, Иванов, Б. (Борис), 1928-. Moskva: Новое литературное обозрение. ISBN 9785867937980. OCLC 697266189.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

• Выставка Г.А.В. Траугот – Роальд Мандельштам
• Поэзия Роальда Мандельштама