Marietta Shaginyan

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Marietta Shaginyan or Marietta Sergeevna Shaginyan (Russian: Мариэтта Сергеевна Шагинян; April 2, 1888, Moscow - March 20, 1982, Moscow) was a Soviet writer and public activist. She was one of the outstanding communist female-authors with abroad philosophical and social views.[1]

She was an author of novels- "Mess-Mend" (1922), "Three Looms" (1929), "Hydrocentral" (1930-31), memoirs and encyclopedical works. For her novels about Lenin's life and activities she was awarded the Lenin Prize in 1972.

A minor planet 2144 Marietta discovered in 1975 by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Chernykh is named in her honor.[2]

[edit] Books

  • Retracing Lenin's Steps, by Marietta Shaginyan, International Law and Taxational Publishers, USA, 2001, 244 p., ISBN:0898752310

[edit] References

  1. ^ MIA: Encyclopedia of Marxism. Shaginyan, Marietta (1888-1982) (English). MIA: Encyclopedia of Marxism. Retrieved on September 7, 2007.
  2. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, 5th, New York: Springer Verlag, p. 174. ISBN 3540002383. 

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