Vladimir Beekman
Vladimir Beekman | |
---|---|
Born | (1929-08-23)23 August 1929 Tallinn, Estonia |
Died | 3 October 2009(2009-10-03) (aged 80) Tallinn, Estonia |
Resting place | Rahumäe cemetery |
Spouse | Aimée Beekman (née Malla) |
Vladimir Beekman (23 August 1929 – 3 October 2009) was an Estonian writer, poet and translator.[1]
Early life and education
After completing his primary education, he attended the Tallinn University of Technology and graduated in 1953 with a degree in chemistry. From 1953 to 1956, he was head of the fiction department at the Estonian State Publishing House, after which he decided to become a freelance writer.
Career
After 1968, he served on the board of the Estonian Writers' Union, rising from Secretary to Chairman, in 1983. He was also involved in politics, being a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Estonia [et] and representing Estonia in the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. In 1975, he was named an Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR.
Personal life
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Beekman.20180817_131712.jpg/220px-Beekman.20180817_131712.jpg)
He was married to Aimée Beekman (née Malla), a graduate of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, who was also a successful and widely translated author. They worked together on an important film, Fellow Villagers, that showed some freedom from Soviet control. The plot involved an unsuccessful espionage attempt from a Western country, but it did exhibit some Post-Stalinist freedoms. In particular, it explored the daily problems of fishermen who are portrayed as real people with alternative views which are not cast as either right or wrong.[2]
References
External links
- Vladimir Beekman at Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary
- v
- t
- e