Author: Rasul Gamzatov
Born: 8 September 1923
Died: 3 November 2003
Bio: Rasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov (Avar: ХӀамзатазул Расул ХӀамзатил; Russian: Расу́л Гамза́тович Гамза́тов) was a popular Russian poet who wrote in Avar language. Among his poems was Zhuravli, which became a well-known Soviet song.