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Chavain (Чавайн) Sergey
(1888—1937)

also spelled Čavajn was a Mari poet and playwright. He was born as Grigoriev Sergei Grigorievich. It's known that the first literary poem, written in Mari language was Oto (Ото - The Grove) by Sergei Chavain in 1905. In 1908 he graduated Kazan Teachers' Seminary. His first play was The Wild Duck in 1912, the satire, inspirited by bureaucrats... More...

USSR, 1979, Chavain monument in Yoshkar-Ola

USSR, 1988, Sergey Chavain