Bakhyt Kenjeev Explained

Bakhyt Shukurullaevich Kenjeev (Kenzheyev, Russian: Бахыт Шукуруллаевич Кенже́ев; 2 August 1950 – 26 June 2024) was a Russian poet and writer[1] of Kazakh descent.[2]

Biography

Kenjeev was born in Shymkent, Kazakh SSR on 2 August 1950.[3] [4] In 1953 his parents moved to Moscow.[5] He graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University with the equivalent of an M.S. degree in chemistry.[6] In 1975, he was a founding member of the "Moscow Time" group of poets, with Alexei Tsvetkov, Alexander Soprovsky, and Sergey Gandlevsky.[7] In 1982, Kenjeev immigrated to Canada; his first book of poetry was published by Ardis Publishing in 1984.[8]

After Perestroika, Kenjeev frequently visited Russia, Ukraine, and other post-Soviet countries; he was a regular guest at numerous poetry festivals, including the Moscow Bienale, Kievskie Lavry, Leningradskie Mosty, Blue Metropolis Montreal festival,[9] and the international poetry festival in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and published several volumes of poetry. Many of his poems were translated into English, French, Kazakh, German, Swedish, and other languages.[2] [10]

Kenjeev lived in New York and Montreal.[11] [12] He died after a short illness on 26 June 2024, at the age of 73.[13] He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

Selected awards

Works

English translations

Poetry

Novels

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bakhyt Shkurullaevich Kenzheev Summary. 19 January 2010. 4 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604233433/http://www.bookrags.com/biography/bakhyt-shkurullaevich-kenzheev-dlb/. live.
  2. Web site: Бахыт Кенжеев: В Америке я русский, а в России – казах . forbes.kz . 13 September 2018 . 26 June 2024 . 26 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240626175429/https://forbes.kz/articles/bahyit_kenjeev_kazahom_mne_schitat_sebya_priyatnee . live .
  3. Web site: 2024-06-26 . Умер поэт и писатель Бахыт Кенжеев . 2024-07-02 . РБК . ru.
  4. Web site: Умер поэт Бахыт Кенжеев — один из авторов объединения «Московское время» Вот как он вместе с соратниками повлиял на всю современную поэзию. И почему его стихи особенно важны сегодня . 2024-07-02 . Meduza . ru.
  5. Web site: Бахыт Кенжеев о казахском в себе, об СССР и России, о «Лолите» и западных ценностях… . 2024-07-02 . Литературный портал . ru.
  6. Web site: 2024-06-26 . Умер поэт Бахыт Кенжеев - Аналитический интернет-журнал Власть . 2024-07-02 . vlast.kz . ru.
  7. Web site: Kudryavitsky . Anatoly . 28 November 2007 . Поэты современной России и русского зарубежья . 26 June 2024 . Contemporary Russian Poets Database . 5 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190805194719/http://russianpoetsdatabase.blogspot.com/ . live .
  8. Web site: Meet Bakhyt Kenjeev, a Russian poet (program in Russian) Brooklyn Public Library . 2024-07-02 . www.bklynlibrary.org . en.
  9. Web site: Бахыт Кенжеев о казахском в себе, об СССР и России, о «Лолите» и западных ценностях… . 14 July 2017 . 11 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170711141025/https://camonitor.kz/27786-bahyt-kenzheev-o-kazahskom-v-sebe-ob-sssr-i-rossii-o-lolite-i-zapadnyh-cennostyah.html.
  10. Web site: Умер поэт Бахыт Кенжеев . 26 June 2024 . Meduza . ru . 26 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240626144009/https://meduza.io/news/2024/06/26/umer-poet-bahyt-kenzheev . live .
  11. Web site: Bakhyt Kenjeev: Russian American Cultural Center . 19 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100611010021/http://www.russianamericanculture.com/Literary_Events/Bakhyt_Kenjeev/ . 11 June 2010 . dead .
  12. Web site: Russian Poets at Princeton: Bakhyt Kenjeev . 19 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100616092211/http://slavic.princeton.edu/events/calendar/detail.php?ID=1883 . 16 June 2010 . dead .
  13. Web site: Умер поэт Бахыт Кенжеев . 26 June 2024 . 26 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240626144009/https://meduza.io/news/2024/06/26/umer-poet-bahyt-kenzheev . live .
  14. Web site: Умер поэт Бахыт Кенжеев. Вспоминаем его произведения и высказывания. В 1982 году он эмигрировал в Канаду, после переехал в США. 26 June 2024 . RBK Group.
  15. Web site: 1 апреля в «Президент-Отеле» в Москве названы лауреаты международного литературного конкурса «Русская премия» за 2008 год. . 1 April 2009 . 17 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090817224751/http://www.litnews.ru/news/2009040201.php.
  16. Web site: Казахский поэт из Канады Бахыт Кенжеев стал лауреатом «Русской премии» . 13 January 2013 . 21 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021153607/http://www.russpremia.ru/press/000000132/.
  17. Web site: Kenjeev . Bakhyt . 1984 . Избранная лирика .
  18. Web site: Б. Кенжеев. Избранные стихотворения Библиотека и фонотека Воздушного Замка - читать или скачать . 2024-07-02 . lib.rmvoz.ru . ru.
  19. Web site: Kenjeev . Bakhyt . Довоенное: Стихи .
  20. Web site: магнит небесный. Стихи. Бахыт Кенжеев . 2024-07-02 . znamlit.ru.
  21. Book: Бахыт Кенжеев «Плато» . ru.
  22. Web site: 2024-06-29 . Умер автор "Мещанского романа" и "Золота гоблинов" Бахыт Кенжеев . 2024-07-02 . Российская газета . ru.

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