Silva Kaputikyan

Silva Barunaki "Sirvard" Kaputikyan (, 20 January 1919 in Yerevan, Republic of Armenia - 25 August 2006, Yerevan) was a 20th century prominent Armenian poet, writer, academic, and public activist. 

In February 1988, during a reception in Kremlin, Mikhail Gorbachev said that he and his wife, Raisa, greatly admired Kaputikyan's poetry. She appeared as herself in the 1992 documentary Parajanov: The Last Spring, about Sergei Parajanov, the legendary film-maker of Armenian descent who was persecuted by Soviet authorities (Sayat Nova).

 Awards 
Awards won by Kaputikyan during her career include:
 Named "Renowned Master of Arts" by the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1971)
 Named "Renowned Worker of Arts" by the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1980) 
 Received state prizes of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (1952) and the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1988)
 Received the Nosside Italian prize
 Awarded Ordens of St. Mesrob Mashtots (in Yerevan, Armenia) and Knyaginia Olga

Kaputikyan was also a member of International PEN.

Category:1919 births
Category:2006 deaths
Category:Armenian poets
Category:Armenian activists