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Maria Vagatova poet dead at age 89

Maria Vagatova: key obituary facts

Is Maria Vagatova dead? Yes. Maria Vagatova died on February 15, 2026, at age 89.

Cause of death: Maria Vagatova's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.

What was Maria Vagatova known for?

They was known as poet.

More about Maria Vagatova

Born: December 28, 1936.

Occupation: poet.

Maria Vagatova, a Russian Khanty poet, died on February 15, 2026, at the age of 89.

Born Maria Kuzminichna Voldina on December 28, 1936, near the village of Yuilsk in the Berezovsky District of the Ostyak-Vogul National Okrug of the Russian SFSR, she came from a family of reindeer herders. She attended the Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute and later worked as a teacher and in the editorial office of the newspaper Leninskaya Pravda.

Over her life, she published several poetry collections and fairy tales.

Maria Vagatova (Russian: Мария Вагатова; 28 December 1936 – 15 February 2026), was a Russian Khanty poet.

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