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Roman Frenkel
An early Russian Esperanto poet and educator, remembered for helping give the young international language a literary voice. His surviving work is small, but it still offers a glimpse of the idealism and creative energy of Esperanto’s first generations.
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"Verdaj fajreroj": Kolekto da versaĵoj
by Roman Frenkel
About the author
Roman Frenkel was a Russian Esperantist who worked as a school director in Enisejsk, Siberia. Sources consistently credit him as an early contributor to Esperanto literature, especially through poetry and writing for younger readers.
His best-known book is Verdaj fajreroj, a poetry collection first published in 1908 and later reissued in 1992. He also translated Nikolai Gogol’s May Night into Esperanto and compiled Krestomatio por infanoj, showing an interest in both literary translation and reading material for children.
Frenkel also contributed to several Esperanto periodicals, including Tra la Mondo, La Revuo, La Bela Mondo, Danubo, and Juna Esperantisto. While biographical details about his life appear to be limited, his work places him among the early writers who helped shape Esperanto as a living literary language.