Dmitri Kedrin

Dmitri Borisovich Kedrin (Russian: Дми́трий Бори́сович Ке́дрин; February 17, 1907 – September 18, 1945) was a Soviet poet. He died in railway-related accident (had been struck by commuter train). Some charge that this accident was murder.

Dmitri Kedrin
Born	Dmitri Borisovich Kedrin (1907-02-17)February 17, 1907 Shchegolovka, Russian Empire
Died	September 18, 1945(1945-09-18) (aged 38) Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupation	Poet, playwright, correspondent
Nationality	Russian
Period	1923–1945
Children	Svetlana Dmitrievna Kedrina

A sample of Kedrin's poetry

"Исповедь"

Смотри, дитя, в мои глаза,
Не прячь в руках лица.
Поверь, дитя:
Глазам ксендза
Открыты все сердца.

Твоя душа грехом полна,
Сама в огонь летит.
Пожертвуй церкви литр вина
И бог тебя простит.

"Confession"

Look me into the eye, my child,
Don't hide your face from mine.
Believe, child,
the eyes of a priest
care for all hearts and thine.

Your soul is full of sin,
Attracted to great fire.
Endow the church a pint of wine
And you will be forgiven.

—Dmitri Kedrin
Ekaterinoslav, 1926

External links

• Dmitri Kedrin poetry at Stihipoeta(in Russian)
• Dmitri Kedrin's Poems (in Russian)