Mart Raud (writer)
Mart Raud | |
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Born | Martin Raud 14 September 1903 |
Died | 6 July 1980 Tallinn, Estonia | (aged 76)
Occupation(s) | Writer, poet, playwright |
Years active | 1925–1980 |
Spouse | Valda Raud (née Aaviste) |
Mart Raud (14 September 1903 – 6 July 1980) was a Soviet and Estonian poet, playwright and writer.[1]
History[edit]
Mart Raud was born in Aidu, Kreis Fellin, Governorate of Livonia. He attended the village school in Heimtali (today Pärsti Parish) and the parish schools in Paistu and Viljandi. Later he attended the University of Tartu studying literature. In the 1920s, Raud joined the literary movement Arbujad. After the 1940 Soviet occupation of Estonia, however, he was loyal to the new regime and distanced himself from his previous literary companions, many of whom were deported to Siberia. Raud joined the Communist Party in 1945. He was married twice. From his first marriage to the educator Lea Raud he had a son, children's writer Eno Raud. His second marriage to the translator Valda Raud resulted in daughter Anu Raud and son Annus Raud. His grandchildren are scholar and author Rein Raud, musician and journalist Mihkel Raud and artist and writer Piret Raud.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Endel Nirk, Estonian literature, Eesti Raamat (1970)
- ^ "Kust tulevad lastekirjanikud?" (in Estonian). Eesti Päevaleht. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- 1903 births
- 1980 deaths
- 20th-century Estonian poets
- 20th-century Estonian writers
- 20th-century male writers
- People from Kreis Fellin
- People from Viljandi Parish
- Communist Party of Estonia politicians
- Honoured Writers of the Estonian SSR
- People's Writers of the Estonian SSR
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the October Revolution
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Star
- Looming (magazine) editors
- Estonian magazine editors
- Estonian male poets
- Estonian male writers
- Soviet magazine editors
- Soviet male poets
- Soviet male writers
- Soviet military personnel of World War II
- Estonian writer stubs
- European poet stubs
- Burials at Metsakalmistu