Silva Kaputikyan
Armenian poet, writer and political activist
- Lived
- 1919–2006
- Country
- Russia
Updated September 2026
About Silva Kaputikyan
Silva Kaputikyan was an Armenian poet and political activist. One of the best-known Armenian writers of the twentieth century, she is recognized as "the leading poetess of Armenia" and "the grand lady of twentieth century Armenian poetry". Although a member of the Communist Party, she was a noted advocate of Armenian national causes.
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