Samuil Marshak
Biography
Samuil Marshak was a Russian Jewish and Soviet writer, translator and children's poet. He translated the sonnets and some other of the works of William Shakespeare, English poetry (including poems for children), and poetry from other languages into Russian.
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Movie - 1953, 2h 15m • as Self
Children's books, which were considered a luxury in many Soviet families, were sent in large amounts to kindergartens and libraries. The former Rumyantsev Library (now the Russian State Library) had a children's reading room, where children would often choose a book based on the pictures on the card index. Which of the 1960s' writers were especially popular among them?
Movie - 1952, 2h 15m • as Self
The newsreel "Pioneerism" is dedicated to the theme of youth and childhood.