Joseph Brodsky

Born · May 24, 1940

Died · January 28, 1996 (55 years old)

Known For: Writing

Place of Birth: Leningrad, Soviet Union

Bio

Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky was a Russian and American poet and essayist. Born in Leningrad in the Soviet Union, Brodsky ran afoul of Soviet authorities and was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1972, settling in the United States with the help of W. H. Auden and other supporters.

Known for

From Moscow to Pietushki

Brodsky Is Not a Poet

Walks with Brodsky

Brodsky Is Not a Poet

himself

10.0

2016

Walks with Brodsky

Self

0.0

1994

From Moscow to Pietushki

himself

7.9

1990