Vladimir Iosifovich Uflyand (Russian: Владимир Иосифович Уфлянд; 1937–2007) was a Russian poet, famous for such poems as It has For Ages Been Observed; Now, At Last, Even Nikifor's A Suitor; The Peasant; and The Working Week Comes To An End.

Vladimir Uflyand was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). He studied history at Leningrad State University, and later worked as a labourer and as a stoker. His poems circulated in samizdat, and he also published his poems for children in Soviet periodicals. His poetry for adults was first published in a book form in the USA in 1978, *led Texts 1955–1977. In 1993, his collection, Poems and Texts, was published in St. Petersburg. Two more poetry books followed in 1995 and in 1997. In 2000, a book of his essays was published in St. Petersburg.

External links

• Obituary in Lenta.ru (in Russian)
• Uflyand poetry (in Russian)