Yevtushenko

American  

[yev-too-sheng-koh, yif-too-shen-kuh] / ˌyɛv tʊˈʃɛŋ koʊ, yɪf tuˈʃɛn kə /

noun

1. Yevgeny Alexandrovich 1933–2017, Russian poet.

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Yevtushenko British  

/ jɪftuˈʃɛnkə, ˌjɛvtuːˈʃɛŋkəʊ /

noun

1. Yevgeny Aleksandrovich (jɪvˈɡjenij alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). born 1933, Russian poet. His often outspoken poetry includes Babi Yar (1962), Bratsk Station (1966), and Farewell to Red Banner (1992)

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Example Sentences

The mayor of Nikopol, Yevhen Yevtushenko, said one resident had died and urged residents to remain in underground shelters.

From Reuters • Dec. 5, 2022

Gov. Yevhen Yevtushenko did not specify whether Russian troops had fired at Nikopol from the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2022

I knew nothing of it until, in the mid-1960s, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, the Russian poet who wrote an epic poem about it, was invited to lecture at my college.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2022

Kennedy began their conversation that day by asking Ginsberg a very un-senatorial question: which of two Russian poets, Andrei Voznesensky or Yevgeny Yevtushenko, he preferred.

From The Guardian • May 27, 2018

Yevgeni Alexandrovich Yevtushenko: A rhetorical poet in the tradition of Mayakovsky's poetry for the masses.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai