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| native_name = Вера Михайловна Инбер
| native_name = Вера Михайловна Инбер
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| birth_name = Vera Moiseyevna Shpenzer
| birth_name = Vera Moiseyevna Shpenzer
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1890|7|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Odessa]], Russian Empire
| birth_place = [[Odessa]], Russian Empire
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|11|11|1890|7|10|df=y}}
| death_place = Moscow, Soviet Union
| death_place = Moscow, Soviet Union
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| notable_works = ''Pulkovo Meridian''
| notable_works = ''Pulkovo Meridian''
| awards = [[State Stalin Prize]] (1946)
| awards = [[USSR State Prize|Stalin Prize]] (1946)
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'''Vera Mikhaylovna Inber''' ({{lang-ru|link=no|Вера Михайловна Инбер}}), born '''Shpenzer''' (10 July 1890, Odessa{{snd}}11 November 1972, Moscow), was a Russian and Soviet poet and writer.<ref>Robert Chandler (2005). ''Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida''. Publisher: Penguin UK. {{ISBN|0141910240}}. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3xQSJi6X4ysC&pg=PT364&lpg=PT364&dq=Vera+Mikhaylovna+Inber&source=bl&ots=5R3EFZJmGK&sig=SUXmSLtWoJAeXciwdhCm6TR1sYM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RrmhU9GoGYiKuATZ54HYAg&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=Vera%20Mikhaylovna%20Inber&f=false Page]</ref><ref>Christine D. Tomei (1999). ''Russian Women Writers, Volume 1''. Publisher: Taylor & Francis. {{ISBN|0815317972}}. Page 979.</ref>
'''Vera Mikhailovna Inber''' ({{langx|ru|link=no|Вера Михайловна Инбер}}), born '''Shpenzer''' (10 July 1890, Odessa{{snd}}11 November 1972, Moscow), was a Russian and Soviet poet and writer.<ref>Robert Chandler (2005). ''Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida''. Publisher: Penguin UK. {{ISBN|0141910240}}. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3xQSJi6X4ysC&dq=Vera+Mikhaylovna+Inber&pg=PT364 Page]</ref><ref>Christine D. Tomei (1999). ''Russian Women Writers, Volume 1''. Publisher: Taylor & Francis. {{ISBN|0815317972}}. Page 979.</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Her father Moshe owned a scientific publishing house "Matematika" ("Mathematics"). Moshe was cousin to the future socialist revolutionary [[Leon Trotsky]]. The nine-year-old Lev (Trotsky) lived with Moshe and his wife Fanni in their [[Odessa]] apartment when Vera was a baby.<ref>Service. pp. 30-33</ref>
Her father Moshe owned a scientific publishing house "Matematika" ("Mathematics"). Moshe was cousin to the future socialist revolutionary [[Leon Trotsky]]. The nine-year-old Lev (Trotsky) lived with Moshe and his wife Fanni in their [[Odesa]] apartment when Vera was a baby.<ref>Service. pp. 30-33</ref>


Inber briefly attended a History and Philology department in Odessa. Her first poems were published in 1910 in local newspapers. In 1910–1914, she lived in Paris and Switzerland; then she moved to Moscow. During the 1920s, Inber worked as a journalist, writing prose, articles, and essays, and traveling across the country and abroad.
Inber briefly attended a History and Philology department in Odessa. Her first poems were published in 1910 in local newspapers. In 1910–1914, she lived in Paris and Switzerland; then she moved to Moscow. During the 1920s, Inber worked as a journalist, writing prose, articles, and essays, and traveling across the country and abroad.


During [[World War II]], she lived in [[Siege of Leningrad|besieged Leningrad]] where her husband worked as the director at a medical institute. According to her ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' obituary, she "wrote for the newspaper ''Leningradskaya Pravda'' and broadcast over Leningrad radio in efforts to keep up the morale and spirit of the hard‐pressed population."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/15/archives/vera-inber-soviet-poet-is-dead-diary-told-of-leningrad-siege.html?auth=login-email|title=Vera Inber, Soviet Poet, Is Dead; Diary Told of Leningrad Siege|date=15 November 1972|work=New York Times|access-date=16 June 2019}}</ref> Much of her poetry and prose during those times is dedicated to the life and resistance of Soviet citizens.
During [[World War II]], she lived in [[Siege of Leningrad|besieged Leningrad]] where her husband worked as the director at a medical institute. According to her ''[[The New York Times]]'' obituary, she "wrote for the newspaper ''Leningradskaya Pravda'' and broadcast over Leningrad radio to keep up the morale and spirit of the hard‐pressed population."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/15/archives/vera-inber-soviet-poet-is-dead-diary-told-of-leningrad-siege.html?auth=login-email|title=Vera Inber, Soviet Poet, Is Dead; Diary Told of Leningrad Siege|date=15 November 1972|work=New York Times|access-date=16 June 2019}}</ref> Much of her poetry and prose during those times is dedicated to the life and resistance of Soviet citizens.


Inber translated into Russian such foreign poets as [[Paul Éluard]] and [[Sándor Petőfi]], as well as Ukrainian poets [[Taras Shevchenko]] and [[Maksym Rylsky]]. She dabbled in [[cabbala]], although it had been forbidden by her elders.
Inber translated into Russian such foreign poets as [[Paul Éluard]] and [[Sándor Petőfi]], as well as Ukrainian poets [[Taras Shevchenko]] and [[Maksym Rylsky]]. She dabbled in [[Christian Kabbalah|cabbala]], although it had been forbidden by her elders.


==Awards==
==Awards==
In 1946, she received [[State Stalin Prize]] for her siege-time poem ''Pulkovo Meridian''. She was also awarded several medals.
In 1946, she received the [[USSR State Prize|Stalin Prize]] for her siege-time poem ''Pulkovo Meridian''. She was also awarded several medals.


==English translations==
==English translations==
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 2 November 2024

Vera Inber
Native name
Вера Михайловна Инбер
BornVera Moiseyevna Shpenzer
(1890-07-10)10 July 1890
Odessa, Russian Empire
Died11 November 1972(1972-11-11) (aged 82)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Notable worksPulkovo Meridian
Notable awardsStalin Prize (1946)
Signature

Vera Mikhailovna Inber (Russian: Вера Михайловна Инбер), born Shpenzer (10 July 1890, Odessa – 11 November 1972, Moscow), was a Russian and Soviet poet and writer.[1][2]

Biography

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Her father Moshe owned a scientific publishing house "Matematika" ("Mathematics"). Moshe was cousin to the future socialist revolutionary Leon Trotsky. The nine-year-old Lev (Trotsky) lived with Moshe and his wife Fanni in their Odesa apartment when Vera was a baby.[3]

Inber briefly attended a History and Philology department in Odessa. Her first poems were published in 1910 in local newspapers. In 1910–1914, she lived in Paris and Switzerland; then she moved to Moscow. During the 1920s, Inber worked as a journalist, writing prose, articles, and essays, and traveling across the country and abroad.

During World War II, she lived in besieged Leningrad where her husband worked as the director at a medical institute. According to her The New York Times obituary, she "wrote for the newspaper Leningradskaya Pravda and broadcast over Leningrad radio to keep up the morale and spirit of the hard‐pressed population."[4] Much of her poetry and prose during those times is dedicated to the life and resistance of Soviet citizens.

Inber translated into Russian such foreign poets as Paul Éluard and Sándor Petőfi, as well as Ukrainian poets Taras Shevchenko and Maksym Rylsky. She dabbled in cabbala, although it had been forbidden by her elders.

Awards

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In 1946, she received the Stalin Prize for her siege-time poem Pulkovo Meridian. She was also awarded several medals.

English translations

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  • Maya, from Such a Simple Thing and Other Stories, FLPH, Moscow, 1959. from Archive.org
  • The Death of Luna, from Soviet Short Stories: A Penguin Parallel Text, Penguin, 1963.
  • Leningrad Diary, Hutchinson, UK, 1971.
  • Lalla's Interests, from Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida, Penguin Classics, 2005.

References

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  1. ^ Robert Chandler (2005). Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida. Publisher: Penguin UK. ISBN 0141910240. Page
  2. ^ Christine D. Tomei (1999). Russian Women Writers, Volume 1. Publisher: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0815317972. Page 979.
  3. ^ Service. pp. 30-33
  4. ^ "Vera Inber, Soviet Poet, Is Dead; Diary Told of Leningrad Siege". New York Times. 15 November 1972. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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