Maria Vagatova

Maria Vagatova
Мария Вагатова
Vagatova in 2018
Born
Maria Kuzminichna Voldina

(1936-12-28)28 December 1936
Died15 February 2026(2026-02-15) (aged 89)
Alma materLeningrad State Pedagogical Institute
Occupationpoet

Maria Vagatova (Russian: Мария Вагатова; 28 December 1936 – 15 February 2026), was a Russian Khanty poet.

Life and career

Vagatova was born Maria Kuzminichna Voldina (Russian: Мария Кузьминична Волдина) on 28 December 1936 near the village of Yuilsk, Berezovsky District,Ostyak-Vogul National Okrug of the Russian SFSR, then part of the Soviet Union to a family of reindeer herders. She attended the Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute. After graduating she worked as a teacher and in the editorial office of the newspaper Leninskaya Pravda.[1]

Throughout her life, she published a number of poetry collections and fairy tales.[2]

Vagatova died on 15 February 2026, at the age of 90.[3]

Political views

In 2022, she signed a letter in support of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.[4]

Awards

  • 1987 – Honored Worker of Culture of the RSFSR.[5]
  • 2018 – Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation "Soul of Russia" for contribution to the development of folk art in the category "Traditional Folk Culture.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Вагатова (Волдина) Мария Кузьминична | Югра литературная". ugralit.okrlib.ru. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
  2. ^ "Bibliography of M. K. Voldina" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Ушла из жизни первая хантыйская поэтесса Мария Кузьминична Волдина". ugra-news.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-02-16.
  4. ^ "Кто хочет жертв?". lgz.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-02-16.
  5. ^ "My Mother Tongue" (PDF). russianunesco. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
  6. ^ "Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2026-02-16.