Nicolai Costenco

Nicolai Costenco
Born (1913-12-21)December 21, 1913
Chişinău
Died July 29, 1993(1993-07-29) (aged 79)
Chişinău
Nationality Russian Empire,
Romania,
USSR,
Moldova
Known for Poet
Religion Eastern Orthodoxy
Spouse(s) Maria Costenco
Children Nicolae,Marina-Mimi,Tatiana,Constantin,Tudor,Ilyana
Parent(s) Maria lui Gheorghe Leahu, Şiodor Costenco
Relatives Anatol Păduraru (brother)
Awards Premiul de Stat al Republicii Moldova (1988)

Nicolai Costenco (December 21, 1913, Chişinău - July 29, 1993, Chişinău) was a writer from Moldova. He was managing editor of Viaţa Basarabiei (1934–1940) and was deported to Siberia în 1941.[1]

Biography

Nicolai Costenco was born in Chişinău on December 21, 1913, but his maternal grandparents, Gheorghe and Libeada, brought him up in Cihoreni. He worked for Viaţa Basarabiei (1934–1940).[2] In 1941 he was deported to Siberia because he claimed that there is no difference between the Moldovan language and the Romanian language.[3] In his poem, "Pictează-mi o mirişte", Grigore Vieru wrote: "Nicolai Costenco, poetul/ Care şi-a scris poemele/ Pe caietul de gheaţă Siberian"...[4][5]

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