Akhmadulina Bella

Bella (Izabella) Akhmadulina (April 10, 1937, Moscow – November 29, 2010, Moscow) was a Russian poet.

She began publishing her poems in 1955. In addition to lyric poetry, she was the author of poems, short stories, literary studies, literary portraits, and essays. A significant portion of her creative work involves literary translation. She was the first to introduce Anna Kalandadze to the Russian-speaking audience and broke the stereotype of Galaktion Tabidze’s dull translations, bringing his masterpieces to life in Russian. She also excellently translated the works of N. Baratashvili, T. Tabidze, S. Chikovani, K. Kaladze, I. Abashidze, G. Abashidze, I. Noneshvili, A. Sulakauri, M. Kvlividze, T. Chiladze, O. Chiladze, M. Potskhishvili, and I. Orjonikidze, as well as Abkhazian writers B. Shinkuba and V. Tarba.

Georgia has a special place in her poetry. For many years, her poems were first published in the magazine “Literaturnaya Gruziya” in Georgia. Akhmadulina’s most extensive collection of works, “Dreams About Georgia” (1977, 1979), was published by the publishing house "Merani." It includes works of various genres (poems, translations, prose, letters) and first publications (edited and compiled by G. Margvelashvili).

Since 1977, she has been an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1989, she was awarded the USSR State Prize. She received the International “Triumph Prize” in 1993.

Literary works: Струна, М., 1962; Стихи, М., 1975; Сны о Грузии, Тб., 1979 (Предисл. Г. Маргвелашвили).

Literature: Антокольский П. Г., Собрание сочинений, т. 4, М., 1973; «Литературная Грузия», 1987, № 5

G. Margvelashvili