Arseny Tarkovsky

Actor

Born June 25, 1907 (119 years)

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.