Agniya Barto | |
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Born | Gitel Leybovna Volova 17 February [O.S. 4 February] 1901 Moscow, Russian Empire |
Died | 1 April 1981 Moscow, Soviet Union | (aged 80)
Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
Agniya Lvovna Barto (Russian: А́гния Льво́вна Барто́, IPA: [ˈaɡnʲɪjə ˈlʲvovnə bɐrˈto] ⓘ; 17 February [O.S. 4 February] 1901 – 1 April 1981) was a Russian Soviet poet and children's writer of Belarusian Jewish origin.