Nikolay Tevetkel: key obituary facts
Is Nikolay Tevetkel dead? Yes. Nikolay Tevetkel died on October 6, 2026, at age 90.
Cause of death: Nikolay Tevetkel's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Nikolay Tevetkel known for?
He was a Russian poet.
More about Nikolay Tevetkel
Born: 11 July 1937.
Place of birth: Ibresinsky District.
Place of death: Cheboksary.
Gender: male.
Occupation: poet, translator, prose writer, playwright.
Nationality: Soviet Union, Russia.
Also known as: Петровский, Николай Александрович, Николай Теветкель, Н.А. Петровский.
Nikolay Tevetkel, a Russian poet and translator, died in Cheboksary on October 6, 2026, aged 90.
He was also a prose writer and playwright, working across several literary forms. Born Nikolay Alexandrovich Petrovsky in Savka, in the Ibresinsky District of the Chuvash ASSR, he became known by the surname Tevetkel.
His name is also recorded as Nikolay Tevetkel and Nikolay Alexandrovich Tevetkel. Tevetkel attended the Higher Literary Courses at the Maxim Gorky Literary Institute from 1979 to 1981. His career received formal recognition in the Chuvash Republic: he was named an Honored Artist of the republic in 1997 and a People’s Poet in 2022. The two titles, awarded 25 years apart, mark distinct milestones in his public recognition as a writer. The biographical record identifies him with Chuvash literature and lists poetry, prose, drama and literary translation among his occupations. Born in 1937 in the Chuvash ASSR, he died in Cheboksary, Russia. His birth name, regional origins, literary training and honors provide the documented outline of his life and work, while his range of occupations reflects a career extending beyond poetry and translation alone.