Nicolai Costenco

Nicolai Costenco
Born December 21, 1913
Chişinău
Died July 29, 1993 (aged 79)
Chişinău
Nationality Russian Empire,
Romania,
USSR,
Moldova
Ethnicity Romanian
Known for Poet
Religion Eastern Orthodoxy
Spouse(s) Maria Costenco
Children Nicolae,Marina-Mimi,Tatiana,Constantin,Tudor,Ilyana
Parent(s) Maria lui Gheorghe Leahu, Şiodor Costenco
Relatives Anatol Păduraru (brother)
Awards Premiul de Stat al Republicii Moldova (1988)

Nicolai Costenco (December 21, 1913, Chişinău - July 29, 1993, Chişinău) was a writer from Moldova. He was managing editor of Viaţa Basarabiei (1934–1940) and was deported to Siberia în 1941.[1]

Biography

Nicolai Costenco was born in Chişinău on December 21, 1913, but his maternal grandparents, Gheorghe and Libeada, brought him up in Cihoreni. He worked for Viaţa Basarabiei (1934–1940).[2] In 1941 he was deported to Siberia because he claimed that there is no difference between the Moldovan language and the Romanian language.[3] In his poem, "Pictează-mi o mirişte", Grigore Vieru wrote: "Nicolai Costenco, poetul/ Care şi-a scris poemele/ Pe caietul de gheaţă Siberian"...[4][5]

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