Begziin Yavuukhulan | |
|---|---|
 Statue in Ulaanbaatar | |
| Born | Begziin Yavuukhulan 1929 Jargalant, Aldarkhaan, Zavkhan, Mongolia |
| Died | 1982 |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Mongolian, Russian |
| Nationality | Mongolian |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable works | Би хаана төрөө вэ? Мөнгөн хазаарын чимээ Тэхийн зогсоол Хар-Ус нуурын шагшуурга Хээр хоносон сар |
| Children | 2 children |
Begziin Yavuukhulan (Mongolian: Бэгзийн Явуухулан, 1929-1982) was a Mongolian poet of the communist era that wrote in Mongolian and Russian.
Biography
Begziin Yavuukhulan was born into a family of a hunters in Jargalant, Aldarkhaan, Zavkhan, Mongolia. He graduated from the financial and economic technical school. He worked as an accountant. Then he went to work for a youth newspaper. He worked in the magazine "Tsog" ("Ogonyok"). He spent five years in the Soviet Union. In 1959 he graduated from the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute.[1] He rose to fame as a poet. In addition to traditional genres, he mastered the genre of haiku. He also acted as a translator of Russian poets, in particular Sergei Yesenin.[2]
He had a significant influence on Mongolian literature, and was the teacher of the poet G. Mend Ooyoo.[2]
A collection of his poetry has been published by the Academy of Culture and Poetry. They were also featured in a collection of short stories, poems and songs titled A String of Pearly Drops (Suvdan dusaalyn khelkhees).[3]
References
- ↑ Поэзия народной Монголии: пер. с монг. Т.1. Произведения 1921—1970 гг. / сост. Г. Б. Ярославцев. — М. : Художественная литература, 1985
- 1 2 Уикем-Смит С. Шепот внутри: поэзия Бекзина Явухулана (Пер. с англ. А. В. Зорина) // Mongolica-IX. СПб.: Петербургское востоковедение, 2010. С. 78—83
- ↑ Sanders, Alan J.K. (2010). Historical Dictionary of Mongolia. Scarecrow Press. p. 161; 419. ISBN 978-0-8108-7452-7.