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Konstantin Paustovsky

1892-05-31 – 1968-07-14

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Russian writer Konstantin PaustovskyCredit: Unknown author

Life & Legacy

Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky (Russian: Константи́н Гео́ргиевич Паусто́вский, pronounced [pəʊˈstofskʲɪj]; 31 May [O.S. 19 May] 1892 – 14 July 1968) was a Soviet writer nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1968.

Occupation & Career

writer, journalist, children's writer, playwright, opinion journalist, short story writer, screenwriter, teacher, translator

Education

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Medal "For Courage"; Medal "For the Defence of Odessa"; Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Medal "For Courage" · Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" · Order of Lenin · Order of the Red Banner of Labour

Employer

Maxim Gorky Literature Institute

Education & Institutions

Lomonosov Moscow State University

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q368812 — wikidata View source

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