Sergey Mikhalkov

Russian and soviet writer (1913–2009).

Born March 13th, 1913 in Moscow. [ref]

Died August 27th, 2009 at 96 years old in Moscow (pulmonary edema). [ref]

Occupations
children's writer, lyricist, opinion journalist, playwright, poet, politician, prosaist, public figure, science fiction writer, screenwriter, songwriter, translator, war correspondent, writer
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir