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{{Short description|British poet, journalist, historian, and translator}}
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'''Vera Rich''' (born '''Faith Elizabeth Rich''', 24 April 1936 – 20 December 2009<ref>{{cite journal|author=Vidal-Hall, Judith|title=Obituary: Vera Rich|journal=[[Index on Censorship]]|date=8 January 2010|url=https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/01/obituary-vera-rich/}}</ref>) was a
==Biography==
Born in London in April 1936, she studied at [[St Hilda's College, Oxford|St Hilda's College]] of the [[University of Oxford]] and [[Bedford College, London]]. In 1959, her poetry attracted the attention of the editors of [[John O'London's Weekly]] and the following year her first collection of verse, ''Outlines'', was privately produced and received favourable reviews, selling out within six months.<ref name=Portents>Rich, Vera. "Portents and Images". London, 1963 [blurb].</ref>
Her translations of the works of [[Taras Shevchenko]], commissioned for the century of his death (1961), received
Later, influenced by Fr [[Ceslaus Sipovich]], she started also translating Belarusian poetry. Her first translation from Belarusian was the poem "Na čužynie" by [[Janka Kupala]]. Her novel ''[[Like Water, Like Fire]]'', published in 1971, became the world's first anthology of translations of Belarusian poetry into a western European language. Later she published ''The Images Swarm Free'', a collection of translations of verses by prominent Belarusian authors, including [[Alés Harun]], [[Maksim Bahdanovič]] and [[Źmitrok Biadula]]. Rich inspired a number of other British people such as [[
Rich was the founder of ''Manifold'', "the magazine of new poetry". It was started in 1962 and appeared regularly under her editorship until May 1969, when it was suspended owing to her taking a job as Soviet and East European Correspondent for the scientific weekly ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]''. At the time of its suspension ''Manifold'' had close on 900 subscribers, almost half of them in the USA. This initially temporary job at ''Nature'' lasted for more than 20 years. It was only in 1998 that it proved possible to relaunch ''Manifold''. All together, 49 issues were published under Rich's editorship. It published original
Vera Rich died in London in December 2009. Her ashes were buried in [[Ukraine]] and in the [[Church of St Cyril of Turau and All the Patron Saints of the Belarusian People]] in [[London]].
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File:Vera Rich Memorial London Church.jpg|A memorial plaque in the [[Church of St Cyril of Turau and All the Patron Saints of the Belarusian People]] in [[London]].
File:Vera Rich Belarus flag.jpg|On [[St Pancras and Islington Cemetery|St Pancras
File:VeraRichLikeWaterLikeFire2.jpg|Reading from the [[Like Water, Like Fire]] at the [[Kupala Night|Kupala]] celebration in London, 2009
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* ''Outlines (Poems) London 1960 (printed by W. Ostrowski)''
* ''Portents and Images: A Collection of Original Verse and Translations'' (London, 1963).
* ''Like water, like fire: Anthology of Byelorussian poetry from 1828 to the present day'' (1971). {{ISBN|978-0-04-891041-7}}.
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* {{cite journal|title=Shcharanskii may soon be brought to trial-without a lawyer|journal=Nature|date=12 January 1978|volume=271|issue=5641|pages=104–105|doi=10.1038/271104a0|bibcode=1978Natur.271..104R|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal|title=Yurii Orlov suffers two trials|journal=Nature|date=18 May 1978|volume=273|issue=5659|pages=178|doi=10.1038/273178a0|bibcode=1978Natur.273..178R|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal|title=Americans cancel visits in protest over Orlov|journal=Nature|date=25 May 1978|volume=273|issue=5660|pages=258|doi=10.1038/273258a0|bibcode=1978Natur.273..258R|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=4187105|doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal|title=Shcharanskii trial delayed again, others exiled|journal=Nature|date=6 July 1978|volume=274|issue=5666|pages=6|doi=10.1038/274006b0|bibcode=1978Natur.274....6R|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal|title=A day in the life of Yurii Orlov|journal=Nature|date=22 February 1979|volume=277|issue=5698|pages=591|doi=10.1038/277591a0|bibcode=1979Natur.277Q.591R|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|doi-access=free}}
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* {{cite journal|title=Scandal over Soviet artificial blood research project|journal=Nature|date=8 September 1988|volume=335|issue=6186|pages=107|doi=10.1038/335107a0|pmid=3412465|bibcode=1988Natur.335..107R|last1=Rich|first1=V.|doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal|title=Sakharov to stand for Supreme Soviet?|journal=Nature|date=10 November 1988|volume=336|issue=6195|pages=97|doi=10.1038/336097b0|pmid=3185738|bibcode=1988Natur.336...97R|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal|title=Whose tongues are tied?|journal=[[Index on Censorship]]|date=May 1989|volume=18|issue=5|pages=31|doi=10.1080/03064228908534648|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=144234367|doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal|title=Soviet Union: Grigorenko "of sound mind"|journal=[[The Lancet]]|date=9 November 1991|volume=338|issue=8776|pages=1159–1222|doi=10.1016/0140-6736(91)92050-C|last1=Rich|first1=V.|s2cid=53295097}}
* {{cite journal|title=Soviet Union admits to abuses of psychiatry|journal=[[New Scientist]]|date=16 November 1991|volume=132|issue=1795|pages=13|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13217951.100-soviet-union-admits-to-abuses-of-psychiatry.html|pmid=16041887|last1=Rich|first1=V.}}
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* {{cite journal|title=Collaborations: Russian roulette|journal=[[Physics World]]|date=1994|volume=7|issue=9|pages=12–14|doi=10.1088/2058-7058/7/9/14|last1=Rich|first1=Vera}}
* {{cite journal|title=Nuclear Power: North Korean progress ends in deadlock|journal=Physics World|date=1994|volume=7|issue=10|pages=13|doi=10.1088/2058-7058/7/10/17|last1=Rich|first1=Vera}}
* {{cite journal|title=Never mind the language|journal=Index on Censorship|date=March 1995|volume=24|issue=2|pages=12–13|doi=10.1080/03064229508535886|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=146891183|doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal|title=Serbian trichinosis row|journal=The Lancet|date=29 April 1995|volume=345|issue=8957|pages=1104|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(95)90834-x|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54333768}}
* {{cite journal|title=Chernobyl nine years on|journal=The Lancet|date=6 May 1995|volume=345|issue=8958|pages=1168|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(95)90994-x|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|pmid=7723554|s2cid=39117183}}
* {{cite journal|title=China's law on maternal and infant health|journal=The Lancet|date=10 June 1995|volume=345|issue=8963|pages=1497–1498|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(95)91045-x|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54357040}}
* {{cite journal|title=Poland's anti-abortion law and a fertility clinic|journal=The Lancet|date=17 June 1995|volume=345|issue=8964|pages=1563|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(95)91102-2|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|pmid=11644704 |s2cid=32248286}}
* {{cite journal|title=Criminal charges against Bosnian Serb doctors|journal=The Lancet|date=1 July 1995|volume=346|issue=8966|pages=45|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(95)92670-4|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=206009193}}
* {{cite journal|title=Cholera in Ukraine|journal=The Lancet|date=1 July 1995|volume=346|issue=8966|pages=42|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(95)92663-1|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54291448}}
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* {{cite journal|title=Ukraine's environmental plea after sewage leak|journal=The Lancet|date=22 July 1995|volume=346|issue=8969|pages=242|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(95)91288-6|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=53255266}}
* {{cite journal|title=Latvia ceases to provide free health care|journal=The Lancet|date=12 August 1995|volume=346|issue=8972|pages=433|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(95)92800-6|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54423533}}
* {{cite journal|title=Hitch in implementing Russia's HIV-prevention law|journal=The Lancet|date=12 August 1995|volume=346|issue=8972|pages=432|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(95)92797-2|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|pmid=7623578|s2cid=27290662|doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal|title=Japanese war-time experiments come to light|journal=The Lancet|date=26 August 1995|volume=346|issue=8974|pages=566|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(95)91396-3|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|pmid=11644727|s2cid=43573195|doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal|title=New Polish transplant law passed|journal=The Lancet|date=2 September 1995|volume=346|issue=8975|pages=628|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(95)91447-1|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|pmid=11654240|s2cid=30372068}}
* {{cite journal|title=Church condemns contraception promotion in Peru|journal=The Lancet|date=30 September 1995|volume=346|issue=8979|pages=894|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(95)92724-7|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54353695}}
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* {{cite journal|title=Poland's first case on abortion law inconclusive|journal=The Lancet|date=18 November 1995|volume=346|issue=8986|pages=1356|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(95)92360-8|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54311199}}
* {{cite journal|title=First college for disabled opens in Russia|journal=The Lancet|date=16 December 1995|volume=346|issue=8990|pages=1622|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(95)91951-1|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54288038}}
* {{cite journal|title=Russia plans to raise tax on imported pharmaceuticals|journal=The Lancet|date=6 January 1996|volume=347|issue=8993|pages=52|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(96)91578-0|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54362152|doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal|title=Influenza epidemic in Russia likely to stay|journal=The Lancet|date=20 January 1996|volume=347|issue=8995|pages=182|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(96)90353-0|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54422499|doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal|title=China plans tighter pharmaceutical controls|journal=The Lancet|date=27 January 1996|volume=347|issue=8996|pages=255|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(96)90428-6|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54252200}}
* {{cite journal|title=Russia to start anti-poliomyelitis vaccination campaign|journal=The Lancet|date=3 February 1996|volume=347|issue=8997|pages=319|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(96)90489-4|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54256238|doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal|title=Alopecia in Ukraine due to heavy metals?|journal=The Lancet|date=24 February 1996|volume=347|issue=9000|pages=528|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(96)91150-2|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54242704}}
* {{cite journal|title=Bulgarian doctors' unrest increases|journal=The Lancet|date=9 March 1996|volume=347|issue=9002|pages=683|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(96)91230-1|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54239031}}
* {{cite journal|title=Hitches in implementing organ-donation law in Poland|journal=The Lancet|date=16 March 1996|volume=347|issue=9003|pages=754|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(96)90099-9|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54318937|doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal|title=Czech doctors call for health reforms|journal=The Lancet|date=6 April 1996|volume=347|issue=9006|pages=964|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(96)91444-0|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54231787}}
* {{cite journal|title=Diphtheria penalty in Ukraine?|journal=The Lancet|date=13 April 1996|volume=347|issue=9007|pages=1038|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(96)90175-0|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=53299971}}
* {{cite journal|title=Georgia's public-health problems "concealed"|journal=The Lancet|date=13 April 1996|volume=347|issue=9007|pages=1037|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(96)90170-1|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54296456}}
* {{cite journal|title=Chernobyl's dirty legacy lives on|journal=The Lancet|date=27 April 1996|volume=347|issue=9009|pages=1178|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(96)90630-3|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|pmid=8609766 |s2cid=43673948}}
* {{cite journal|title=Should Belarus be resettled yet?|journal=The Lancet|date=4 May 1996|volume=347|issue=9010|pages=1251|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(96)90757-6|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54235547}}
* {{cite journal|title=Diphtheria vaccination fails in Ukraine|journal=The Lancet|date=15 June 1996|volume=347|issue=9016|pages=1686|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(96)91510-x|last1=Rich|first1=Vera|s2cid=54420681}}
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