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was not just limited to his own writings. In 1924, he became the head of the children's branch of the state publishing house
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Marshak understood that many new writers would appear in the new Soviet republic. He stood at the door of literature, a benevolent angel, armed not with a sword or with a pencil, but with words on work and inspiration." Marshak's contributions to the field of children's literature
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Marshak grew up with 2 brothers and 3 sisters. His older brother- Moisey (1885—1944) became an economist. His older sister- Susanna (1889—1985) became
Schwartz after marriage. His younger brother - Ilya (who wrote under the pseudonym
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His main work in this area is translation of
Shakespeare's sonnets (1948). This translation has enjoyed great success over the years. Some Shakespeare sonnets in Marshak's translation have been set to music (in classical style by
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Belarusian Jewish origin, translator and poet who wrote for both children and adults. He translated the sonnets and some other of the works of
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In 1914 Marshak and his wife worked with children of Jewish refugees in
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Petrograd to become the head of the Children's Literature Studio. He published the following works at the
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and could no longer continue to live in the cold climate of Saint
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