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Yannis Ritsos

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Yannis Ritsos

Birth
Monemvasia, Regional unit of Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
Death
11 Nov 1990 (aged 81)
Athens, Regional unit of Athens, Attica, Greece
Burial
Mycenae, Regional unit of Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece
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Poet. One of modern Greece's most widely translated poets, he was inspired by Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky. Since 1931, he was close to the K.K.E. (the Communist Party of Greece). During Greek civil war he was sentenced to spend four years in detention in various camps. Between 1967 and 1971, the military dictatorship put him in detention again.
Poet. One of modern Greece's most widely translated poets, he was inspired by Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky. Since 1931, he was close to the K.K.E. (the Communist Party of Greece). During Greek civil war he was sentenced to spend four years in detention in various camps. Between 1967 and 1971, the military dictatorship put him in detention again.

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  • Originally Created by: Hikmet
  • Added: Mar 16, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13640606/yannis-ritsos: accessed ), memorial page for Yannis Ritsos (1 May 1909–11 Nov 1990), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13640606, citing Monemvasia Cemetery, Mycenae, Regional unit of Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece; Maintained by Find a Grave.