Akim Samar

Akim Dmitriyevich Samar (Russian: Аким Дмитриевич Самар, 1916–1943) was a Soviet poet and novelist regarded as the first Nanai-language writer.

Akim Samar
Native name	Аким Дмитриевич Самар
Born	1916 Russian Far East
Died	1943 Battle of Stalingrad
Occupation	Poet and novelist
Language	Nanai
Nationality	Soviet
Education	Institute of the Peoples of the North
Notable works	Songs of the Nanai, Poems, A Poor Man's Son

Born in the Russian Far East in 1916, Samar was a student at Institute of the Peoples of the North in Leningrad and joined the Red Army after Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union. He died at the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943. His works included the poetry collections Songs of the Nanai (1938) and Poems (1940) and the 1941 novel A Poor Man's Son.