Igor Irtenyev
Appearance
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Igor Moiseyevich Irtenyev (Russian: Игорь Моисеевич Иртеньев; born 25 May 1947, Moscow) is a Russian poet.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]He is a member of PEN Russia.[3] In 2011, he emigrated to Israel because, as he said "I just can't bear the idea of watching [Vladimir] Putin on television every day for the next 12 years".[1] However, he returned to Russia after spending two years in Israel.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sergei Loiko, Russians are leaving the country in droves, The Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2011
- ^ Интервью Игоря Иртеньева газете «Русская Германия»
- ^ PEN Russia
- ^ Interview with Dmitry Bykov
External links
[edit]Media related to Igor Irtenyev at Wikimedia Commons
- Игорь Иртеньев на сайте «Грани-ТВ»
- Кристина Витц. Ирония как основной прием Игоря Иртеньева