Vadim Shefner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vadim Shefner

Russian poet

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1914

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 05-Jan-2002

Profession: poet, science fiction writer

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Vadim Sergeevich Shefner (Russian: ????´? ?????´???? ??´????); (December 30, 1914 (January 12, 1915) - January 5, 2002) was a Soviet and Russian poet and writer who started publishing poetry in 1936.
His first poetry collection was published in 1940.
He turned to humorous and philosophical science fiction in the early 1960s, but continued publishing non-genre fiction and poetry. Here is an English translation of one of his most famous poems: