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Rydolf OlshevskyRussian poet, prose writer, journalist, translator.
Date of Birth: 14.09.1938
Country:  USA |
Content:
- Birth and Early Life
- World War II and Childhood
- Literary Career in Chișinău
- Literary Contributions
- Children's literature: "Khvostataia Azbuka"
- Collection of poems by Bessarabian Jewish poets: "Letiashchie Teni"
Birth and Early Life
Rudolf Olshevsky was born in Belarus to parents who were relocated from Odessa for work. The family returned to Odessa when the future poet was approximately one year old.
World War II and Childhood
During World War II, Olshevsky and his mother, Zinovia Genrikhovna, evacuated, while his father lost his life on the front lines. After graduating from high school in Odessa in 1956, Olshevsky moved to Chișinău, where he would spend the rest of his creative career.
Literary Career in Chișinău
For several decades, Olshevsky worked as an editor for the newspaper "Molodjozh Moldavii" and the literary journal "Codry." In the 1960s and 1970s, he led the literary group "Orbita" at "Molodjka," which fostered the literary careers of many local writers, including Yevgeny Khorvat, Naum Kaplan, and Boris Roitblat.
Olshevsky's literary output primarily emerged from Chișinău, where he published over twenty books of poetry, prose, literary journalism, and poetry translations, including five science fiction novels.
Literary Contributions
Olshevsky's significant contributions to literature include:Poetic collections: "Tretiy Polyus," "Vysokie Kolokola," "I Snova Osen," and "Ten Ptitsy"
Children's literature: "Khvostataia Azbuka"
Novels: "Gospodi Pomiluy" and "Dva Solntsa Fyuri"Short stories: "Pogovorim za Odessu"
Librettos: "Drakon"
Literary almanacs: "Vetka Ierusalima"
Poetry translations: "Otkrytie Kolodtsa" by Spiridon Vangeli and "Evreiskaya Dozhd" by Moyshe Lemster
Prose translations: "Tvoreniya i Lyubov" by Ikhil Shraybman and "Glina i Plosh" by Boris Sandler
Collection of poems by Bessarabian Jewish poets: "Letiashchie Teni"
Later Life and LegacyFrom 2000, Olshevsky resided in Boston, USA. His son, Vadim Olshevsky, is a prominent mathematician in the United States.
