Белла Ахмадулина

aka Белла Әхәт кызы Әхмәдуллина / Bella Əxət qızı Əxmədullina Izabella Akhatovna "Bella" Akhmadulina was a Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator, known for her apolitical writing stance. She was part of the Russian New Wave literary movement. She was cited by Joseph Brodsky as the best living poet in the Russian language. Born: April 10, 1937, Moscow, USSR Died: November 29, 2010, Peredelkino, Moscow Oblast (now Moscow), Russia