The anniversary of Samuel Marshak On November 3, 1887, Samuel Yakovlevich Marshak (1887–1964) was born in Voronezh to a family of factory managers. In his youth, Marshak was supported by the famous critic Vladimir Stasov, who believed in his literary talent. In 1920 Marshak turned to the genre of children's poetry. He became one of the founders of Soviet children's literature and the author of well-known poems such as "Post", "Luggage", "Mr. Twister" and "What a scatterbrain. " It is rightly considered a classic of poetic translation. Mainly it was Mashrek who introduced English poetry to Russian readers. He authored the plays "The Twelve Months", "The Cat House" and "Wise Things". "During the war years, he published regularly in the newspaper "Parvada" and collaborated with in creating posters. He was the recipient of the Lenin Prize and four Stalin Prizes. My reader is of a special kind:
He can walk under the table. But I'm glad to know that I know.
With a reader of the next century! source.