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Yunna Morits
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2010
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| Born | June 2, 1937 Kiev, USSR/Ukraine |
| Genres | Poetry, short prose, translations |
| Literary movement | The Sixtiers |
| Notable works | The Cape of Desire, The Vine |
| Notable awards | Andrei Sakharov Prize for Writer's Civic Courage Golden Rose (Italy) |
Yunna Petrovna Morits (Russian: Ю́нна Петро́вна Мо́риц; born June 2, 1937) is a famous poet and translator from Russia. She was born in the Soviet Union and later became a well-known writer. Yunna Morits has received important awards for her work, including the Andrei Sakharov Prize For Writer's Civic Courage and the Golden Rose from Italy.
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About Yunna Morits
Early Life and Challenges
Yunna Morits was born in Kiev, which was part of the USSR at the time. Today, Kiev is known as Kyiv in Ukraine. Her family was Jewish. When she was a child, her father, Pinchas Moritz, was put in prison during the time of Joseph Stalin. Yunna also faced health problems, suffering from tuberculosis. During World War II, she spent difficult years in the Ural Mountains.
Becoming a Poet
In the 1950s, Yunna Morits moved to Moscow to study. She was briefly asked to leave college because some of her poems were seen as critical of the Soviet Union. One of her poems honored Titsian Tabidze, a Georgian poet who was executed in 1937. In 1961, she became widely known for her poetry collection called The Cape of Desire. This book was inspired by her journey on an Arctic icebreaker. She was one of the few young poets admired by the famous poet Anna Akhmatova.
Writing and Translations
From 1961 to 1970, Yunna Morits found it hard to publish her work because of some poems that caused controversy. However, she also became known for translating poems into Russian from many different languages. She helped bring the works of poets like Moisei Toif, Constantine Cavafy, and Federico García Lorca to Russian readers.
Children's Poetry and Other Works
Later in her career, Yunna Morits became very popular with young readers for her children's poetry. Some of her children's poems, like her adult works, became widely known through songs. These songs were often created by guitar singer-songwriters, especially Sergey Nikitin. Besides poetry, she has also published short stories, opinion pieces, and even graphic art.
Involvement in Organizations
Yunna Morits helped start several groups for artists and thinkers who supported liberal ideas. One of these groups was the Russian section of International PEN, which works to promote literature and defend freedom of expression. She is a member of the Russian PEN Executive Committee and its Human Rights Commission. She has received several important awards for her contributions, including the Andrei Sakharov Prize For Writer's Civic Courage.
Political Views
After 2014, Yunna Morits expressed support for Russia's actions in Donbass and Crimea. Some of her recent poems share her views on these events. She has also written about what she sees as an anti-Russian campaign by Western countries.
