Mira Mendelson
Soviet writer (1915–1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mariya-Cecilia Abramovna Mendelson-Prokofieva (Russian: Мария-Цецилия Абрамовна Мендельсон-Прокофьева), typically referred to as Mira Mendelson (Russian: Мира Александровна Мендельсон), (January 8, 1915 [O.S. December 26, 1914] – June 8, 1968) was a Russian poet, writer, and translator who was the second wife of the composer Sergei Prokofiev.[1] She was the co-librettist of her husband's operas Betrothal in a Monastery, The Story of a Real Man, and War and Peace, as well as the ballet The Tale of the Stone Flower.[2]
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Abramovna and the family name is Mendelson-Prokofieva.
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Мира Мендельсон | |
Born | Mariya-Cecilia Abramovna Mendelson (1915-01-08)January 8, 1915 Kiev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | June 8, 1968(1968-06-08) (aged 53) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
Nationality | Russian |
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