Marietta Shaginyan belongs to the literary record as a writer whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Marietta Shaginyan as Soviet writer, poet and journalist (1888–1982).
Marietta Shaginyan was born at Moscow in 1888. Her recorded nationality is Russia. She was educated at Lyceum № 13 and Higher Women's Courses.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, literary form itself came under argument, and the certainties of the realist novel were dismantled.
She worked as writer, opinion journalist and public figure.
The writing is recorded in Russian and English.
Literature is judged by re-reading, which is a slower and harsher test than acclaim.
Recognition followed: Stalin Prize (1951), Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution and Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
That the work was written from Russia matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Marietta Shaginyan died in 1982, aged 94. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Stalin Prize — 1951
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the October Revolution
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Order of Friendship of Peoples
