Maria Vagatova

Maria Vagatova
Мария Вагатова
Vagatova in 2018
Born
Maria Kuzminichna Voldina

(1936-12-28)28 December 1936
Berezovsky District, Ostyak-Vogul National Okrug, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died15 February 2026(2026-02-15) (aged 89)
EducationLeningrad State Pedagogical Institute
Occupationpoet

Maria Kuzminichna Vagatova (Russian: Мария Кузьминична Вагатова; 28 December 1936 – 15 February 2026), was a first Khanty poetess, also a storyteller, publicist, teacher, editor and journalist.

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.

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

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

Political views

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

Awards

Notes

  1. ↑ In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Kuzminichna and the family name is Voldina.

References

  1. ↑ "Вагатова (Волдина) Мария Кузьминична | Югра литературная". ugralit.okrlib.ru. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  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 16 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Кто хочет жертв?". lgz.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "My Mother Tongue" (PDF). russianunesco. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2026.