1. Samuil Marshak translated the sonnets and some other of the works of William Shakespeare, English poetry, and poetry from other languages.
22 Facts About Samuil Marshak
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Maxim Gorky proclaimed Marshak to be "the founder of Russia's children's literature".
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Samuil Marshak was born to a Jewish family on 3 November 1887 in Voronezh.
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Samuil Marshak's father was a foreman at a soap-making plant.
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Samuil Marshak had a good home education and later studied at the gymnasium of Ostrogozhsk, a suburb of Voronezh.
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Samuil Marshak started to write poetry during his childhood years in Voronezh.
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Philanthropist and scholar Baron David Gunzburg took an interest in Samuil Marshak and introduced him to the influential critic Vladimir Stasov.
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Samuil Marshak introduced Marshak to Maxim Gorky and Feodor Chaliapin.
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In 1904, Samuil Marshak was diagnosed with tuberculosis and could no longer continue to live in the cold climate of Saint Petersburg.
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In 1904, he published his first works in the magazine Jewish Life and in the mid- to late 1900s, Samuil Marshak created a body of Zionist verse, some of which appeared in such periodicals as Young Judea.
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Samuil Marshak failed to gain admission at a university in Russia due to 'political insecurity' and earned his living giving lessons and writing for magazines.
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Samuil Marshak fell in love with English culture and with poetry written in English.
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Samuil Marshak's 1913 visit to an experimental "free" school in Wales is noted as the event that sparked his professional interest in children.
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In 1922, Samuil Marshak moved back to what was then Petrograd to become the head of the Children's Literature Studio.
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Samuil Marshak stood at the door of literature, a benevolent angel, armed not with a sword or with a pencil, but with words on work and inspiration.
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Some Shakespeare sonnets in Samuil Marshak's translation have been set to music.
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In 1937 Samuil Marshak moved to Moscow, where he worked on children's books and translations.
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Samuil Marshak published three tale plays: The Twelve Months 1943, Afraid of Troubles - Cannot Have Luck 1962, and Smart Things 1964.
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Samuil Marshak's name was often mentioned in the documents of the eliminated Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee.
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However, the process of the committee ended in August 1952 and Samuil Marshak was not accused.
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Samuil Marshak died on 4 July 1964 and was buried in Moscow in Novodevichy Cemetery.
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Samuil Marshak survived by one son Immanuil Marshak, a physicist.