Age: 118

Birthday: Jun 25, 1907

Place of birth: Yelisavetgrad, Khersonskaya guberniya, Russian Empire

Bio: 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.