Konstantin Derzhavin

Konstantin Derzhavin (Russian: Константин Николаевич Державин, 18 February [O.S. 5 February] 1903 in Batumi – 2 November 1956 in Leningrad) was a Russian literary and theater critic, translator, and writer.[1] He wrote the libretto to Aram Khachaturian's ballet Gayane. His wife was the ballerina Nina Aleksandrovna Anisimova.

References

1. Державин Константин Николаевич from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia 3rd Edition (in Russian)