CHRISTMAS Robert Ivanovich

Rozhdestvensky, Robert Ivanovich (1932 - 1994), poet.
Born on June 20 in the village Kosiha Altai Territory in the family of military. In nine years, was in an orphanage - the parents went to the front. After high school, enrolled in Petrozavodsk University, where he began to write poetry (first published in 1950). It leaves the university for the sake of the Literary Institute. Gorky (graduated in 1956).

. During studies at the Institute has published collections of poems "Flags of Spring" (1955) and "Test" (1956), published the poem "My Love" (1955).

. This was followed by other collections of poetry: "Drifting Avenue" (1959); "same age" and "Uninhabited Islands" (1962), "The radius of action" (1965), "Dedication" (1970), "Twenty Years" (1973) and etc.

. Good citizenship R. Christmas poetry attracted the attention of various publications and publishers
. In his poems written popular songs: "Be this," "Song of the elusive avengers", "Big Sky" and many others.

. In 1971, the book of travel notes "and not the end of the earth."

. In 1980 he published several collections of poetry: "The Voice of the City", "Seven poems", "Choice", "Poems, ballads, songs", "Friends", "Age", etc.

. During the 1990's published collections of poems "Insomnia" (1991), "Intersection" (1992), poems for children - "Alyosha thought" (1991).

. R. Rozhdestvensky died March 20, 1994
. After the death of the poet has released a compilation "Recent poems by Robert Rozhdestvensky.