Background
BARBARUS, Iokhanncs was born on January 12, 1890. Son of a peasant.
Estonian poet and government official
BARBARUS, Iokhanncs was born on January 12, 1890. Son of a peasant.
1914 graduate Medical Faculty, Kiev University.
From 1914 army physician. 1918 first work published. 1920-1939 physician in Pärnu.
1928-1935 toured Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, France, Spain, Hungary, Greece and Albania, organizing aid for republican Spain. 1940 Prime Minister of Established Later Presidium chairman, Est Supreme Soviet.
His early writings revealed strong symbolist influence.
Communist Party member from 1940.