Demyan Bedny

Soviet poet (1883–1945)

Yefim Alekseevich Pridvorov (Russian: Ефи́м Алексе́евич Придво́ров, IPA: [jɪˈfʲim ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ prʲɪˈdvorəf] ; 13 April [O.S. 1 April] 1883 – May 25, 1945), better known by the pen name Demyan Bedny (Russian: Демья́н Бе́дный, IPA: [dʲɪˈmʲjan ˈbʲednɨj] , Damian the Poor), was a Soviet Russian poet, Bolshevik propagandist and satirist.

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