Igor Irtenyev

Igor Moiseyevich Irtenyev (Russian: Игорь Моисеевич Иртеньев; born 25 May 1947, Moscow) is a Russian poet.[1][2]

Biography

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

  1. 1 2 Sergei Loiko, Russians are leaving the country in droves, The Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2011
  2. ↑ Интервью Игоря Иртеньева газете «Русская Германия»
  3. ↑ PEN Russia
  4. ↑ Interview with Dmitry Bykov


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