Jānis Medenis
Jānis Medenis (May 31, 1903 – May 10, 1961) was a Latvian poet and writer. In 1948, he was convicted of anti-Soviet activities, and imprisoned in the Norillag camp, later in Irkutsk Oblast until 1955.
Jānis Medenis
- Name
- Jānis Medenis
- Born
- 31 May 1903
- Birthplace
- Prauliena Parish (now Madona Municipality), Kreis Wenden, Governorate of Livonia (now)
- Died
- 10 May 1961
- Place of death
- Murjāņi, Latvian SSR (now)
- Occupation
- Poet, writer
- Nationality
- Latvia · Soviet Union
- Languages
- Latvian
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• Name — Jānis Medenis • Born — 31 May 1903 • Birthplace — Prauliena Parish (now Madona Municipality), Kreis Wenden, Governorate of Livonia (now) • Died — 10 May 1961 • Place of death — Murjāņi, Latvian SSR (now) • Occupation — Poet, writer • Genre — Poetry
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