Andrei Lupan

Andrei Lupan
Lupan in 1983
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR
In office 4 March 1963 – 11 April 1967
Premier	Alexandru Diordiță
Preceded by	Iosif Vartician
Succeeded by	Sergiu Rădăuțanu
Personal details
Born	(1912-02-15)February 15, 1912 Mihuleni, Orgeyevsky Uyezd, Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	August 24, 1992(1992-08-24) (aged 80) Chișinău, Moldova
Spouse	Rachel Lupan
Occupation	Writer, poet

Andrei Lupan (15 February 1912 – 24 August 1992) was a Soviet and Moldovan writer, poet, politician, and chairman of Moldovan Writers' Union (1946–1955; 1958–1961).

Biography

Studied in the agriculture school from Cucuruzeni, Viticulture School from Chişinău and Agriculture Institute from Chişinău. During student time participate to the communist movement in Bessarabia. Chairman of the Writers Union of Moldovan SSR (1946–1962), secretary in the Board of Union of Soviet Writers (1954–1971).

The first appearance is the poem Biography in the journal "Adevărul Literar şi Artistic". Before the war has published only sometimes poetry and essays in revues or papers. The main themes of his poetry are the peasant destiny, the dignity and human honesty, the peaceful and honest work as symbol and purpose of the people. His poetry appear in following books: “Poetry” (1947), “Enter the ballad”(1954), “Master creator”(1958), “Brother of the land” (1959), “The welcome law” (1966), “Gromovnic” (1973), “Selected writings” (1973). A. Lupan writes also essays, articles, getting involved in a large range of events and analysis. He was also a statesman in many republican and USSR organizations.

Awards

A.Lupan got the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic State Prize in 1967 and the USSR State Prize in 1975 and many other awards.

External links

• Andrei Lupan webpage Archived 2010-04-27 at the Wayback Machine