Karin Smirnov

Smirnov in 1927

Karin Smirnov or Smirnoff (née Strindberg; 26 February 1880 – 10 May 1973) was a Finland-Swedish writer. She was the daughter of August Strindberg and Siri von Essen.

Smirnov was a socialist; she married Russian Bolshevik Vladimir Smirnov [sv]. She wrote plays and also books about her mother and father, and their marriage. She lived in Finland from 1893 to 1918 and in Sweden from 1918 onwards.

Karin and Vladimir Smirnov at the City of Stockholm's celebration in the City Hall to commemorate August Strindberg's 100th birth anniversary, 1949.

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References

  1. ↑ Sveriges dödbok 1901–2009 Swedish death index 1901–2009 (Version 5.0 ed.). Solna: Sveriges Släktforskarförbund. 2010. LIBRIS: 11931231.
  2. ↑ "Smirnoff, Karin". Writers in Finland 1809–1916 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura och Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. 1993. p. 711. ISBN 951-717-714-3.