Author: Olʹga Berggolʹt͡s
Alternate names: Olʹga Berggolʹts; Olʹga Berggolʹt︠s︡; Olʹga Fedorovna Berggolʹt͡s; Olga Berggolts
Born: 16 May 1910
Died: 13 November 1975
Bio: Olga Fyodorovna Bergholz (Russian: Ольга Фёдоровна Берггольц) was a Soviet and Russian poet, writer, playwright and journalist. She is most famous for her work on the Leningrad radio during the city's blockade, when she became the symbol of city's strength and determination.