Let's make this birthday one to remember.

91 years old (Born on May 12, 1933)

Happy Birthday to the legendary Andrei Voznesensky! May your day be filled with poetic inspiration, endless ink, and fewer critics than commas. From "I am Goya" to "Russian-American Romance," you've painted words brighter than a babushka's scarf at a Siberian market.

Winning the USSR State Prize in 1978 was impressive—but let's face it—your true triumph is making poetry cool enough that even grumpy professors crack smiles. Here's wishing you another year of literary brilliance, witty rhymes, and metaphors deeper than Lake Baikal. Keep dazzling us; after all these years, you're still Russia’s favorite rhyme-master—and that's no shallow paradise!