Arseny Tarkovsky

June 25, 1907 — Yelisavetgrad, Khersonskaya guberniya, Russian Empire

Arseny Tarkovsky was one of the leading Russian poets to emerge from the Soviet era, though during most of his life- time he was known for translations of Asian poetries. His son Andrei Tarkovsky’s films gave his work a second life, appearing in Mirror and Stalker.