Rasul Gamzatov

Rasul Gamzatov
Rasul Gamzatov
Расул Гамзатов; ХӀамзатазул Расул
	Gamzatov in c. 1952
Born	8 September 1923; Cada, Khunzakhsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	3 November 2003 (aged 80); Moscow, Russia
Occupation	Poet
Title	Hero of Socialist Labour (1974)
Awards	Order of St. Andrew (Russia); Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (Russia,3rd class); Order of Lenin (USSR,×4); Order of the October Revolution (USSR); Order of the Red Banner of Labour (USSR,×3); Order of Friendship of Peoples (USSR); Order of the Golden Fleece (Georgia); Lenin Prize (1963); USSR State Prize (1952);

Rasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov (Avar: ХӀамзатазул Расул ХӀамзатил вас, romanized: Ħamzatazul Rasul Ħamzatil vas, IPA: [ħamzatil rasul]; Russian: Расу́л Гамза́тович Гамза́тов, IPA: [rɐˈsul ɡɐmˈzatəvʲɪtɕ ɡɐmˈzatəf] ^ⓘ; 8 September 1923 – 3 November 2003) was a Soviet and Russian poet who wrote in Avar. Among his poems was Zhuravli, which became a well-known Soviet song.

Rasul Gamzatov
Расул Гамзатов ХӀамзатазул Расул
Gamzatov in c. 1952
Born	(1923-09-08)8 September 1923 Cada, Khunzakhsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	3 November 2003(2003-11-03) (aged 80) Moscow, Russia
Occupation	Poet
Title	Hero of Socialist Labour (1974)
Awards	Order of St. Andrew (Russia) Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (Russia,3rd class) Order of Lenin (USSR,×4) Order of the October Revolution (USSR) Order of the Red Banner of Labour (USSR,×3) Order of Friendship of Peoples (USSR) Order of the Golden Fleece (Georgia) Lenin Prize (1963) USSR State Prize (1952)