Ilya Kormiltsev
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Ilya Valeryevich Kormiltsev ' onMouseout='HidePop("17720")' href="/topics/Yekaterinburg">Sverdlovsk
, USSR (now Yekaterinburg
, Russia
) - d. February 4, 2007, London, UK) was a Russian poet
, translator, and publisher.
Kormiltsev is most famous for working as songwriter and producer in Nautilus Pompilius
, one of most popular rock bands in Soviet Union and, later, Russia. Kormiltsev worked with Nautilus Pompilius during 1980s and 1990s.
He understood the English
and French language
s to a near-native level and translated books in these languages into his native Russian.
Later, Kormiltsev founded "Ультра.Культура" publishing house and managed it as editor-in-chief since 2003 until his death in 2007. The publishing house became notorious in 2004, when Russian authorities accused it with propaganda of drug use and terrorism.
On a visit to London
in January 2007, Kormiltsev fell and injured his spine
. On January 22, 2007 he was diagnosed with incurable spinal cancer and died on February 4, 2007, aged 47.
A funeral service was held at Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
in Moscow
. Alexander Korotich designed the monument to a Russian poet Ilya Kormiltsev that was placed in Moscow in 2009.
Geydar Dzhemal, the chairman of the Islamic Committee of Russia, announced that Kormiltsev embraced Islam
before his death. Although initially Kormiltsev's friends and relatives denied this had taken place, after the funeral, they announced that Kormiltsev had been buried in a savan, facing Mecca.
A commemorative bench for Kormiltsev was installed at Lincoln's Inn Fields
in London.
A literary award
was named after him.
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
, USSR (now Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) - d. February 4, 2007, London, UK) was a Russian poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, translator, and publisher.
Kormiltsev is most famous for working as songwriter and producer in Nautilus Pompilius
Nautilus Pompilius (band)
Nautilus Pompilius , sometimes nicknamed Nau , was a prominent Soviet/Russian rock band formed by the lead singer Vyacheslav Butusov and bassist Dmitry Umetsky while the two studied in Sverdlovsk Institute of Architecture . The band, with its various incarnations, was active between the years 1983...
, one of most popular rock bands in Soviet Union and, later, Russia. Kormiltsev worked with Nautilus Pompilius during 1980s and 1990s.
He understood the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
s to a near-native level and translated books in these languages into his native Russian.
Later, Kormiltsev founded "Ультра.Культура" publishing house and managed it as editor-in-chief since 2003 until his death in 2007. The publishing house became notorious in 2004, when Russian authorities accused it with propaganda of drug use and terrorism.
On a visit to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in January 2007, Kormiltsev fell and injured his spine
Vertebral column
In human anatomy, the vertebral column is a column usually consisting of 24 articulating vertebrae, and 9 fused vertebrae in the sacrum and the coccyx. It is situated in the dorsal aspect of the torso, separated by intervertebral discs...
. On January 22, 2007 he was diagnosed with incurable spinal cancer and died on February 4, 2007, aged 47.
A funeral service was held at Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
The Troyekurovskoye Cemetery , sometimes called the Novo-Kuntsevskoye Cemetery , is a Russian cemetery. It is located next to the Moscow Highway Ring Road, in the former village of Troyekurovo, on the edge of western Moscow...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. Alexander Korotich designed the monument to a Russian poet Ilya Kormiltsev that was placed in Moscow in 2009.
Geydar Dzhemal, the chairman of the Islamic Committee of Russia, announced that Kormiltsev embraced Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
before his death. Although initially Kormiltsev's friends and relatives denied this had taken place, after the funeral, they announced that Kormiltsev had been buried in a savan, facing Mecca.
A commemorative bench for Kormiltsev was installed at Lincoln's Inn Fields
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Lincoln's Inn Fields is the largest public square in London, UK. It was laid out in the 1630s under the initiative of the speculative builder and contractor William Newton, "the first in a long series of entrepreneurs who took a hand in developing London", as Sir Nikolaus Pevsner observes...
in London.
A literary award
Literary award
A literary award is an award presented to an author who has written a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing . There are also awards...
was named after him.