Valeri Alikov
Valeri Alikov | |
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Born | Валерий Аликов (1960-01-01)January 1, 1960 Gornomariysky District |
Died | September 11, 2016(2016-09-11) (aged 56) |
Nationality | Mari |
Other names | Valery Alikov |
Occupation(s) | Poet, translator |
Valeri Alikov or Valery Alikov (Hill Mari: Вале́рий А́ликов) also known as Valeri Mikor (Валери Микор) (1 January 1960 – 11 September 2016) was a Hill Mari-speaking Mari poet, critic and translator.[1][2]
Life
Alikov was born in Novaya Sloboda (Äвäсир) village of Gornomariysky District, and died in 2016 after a serious illness (lung cancer).
In the years 1995-2007, Valery Alikov released the literary magazine "Tsikmӓ" which he named after the capital of his district, Tsikmӓ (Цикмӓ or Kozmodemyansk).