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Russian Booker Prize
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Vasily Aksyonov
1932-08-20 – 2009-07-06
Life & Legacy
Vasily Pavlovich Aksyonov (Russian: Васи́лий Па́влович Аксёнов, IPA: [vɐˈsʲilʲɪj ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ɐˈksʲɵnəf]; August 20, 1932 – July 6, 2009) was a Soviet and Russian novelist. He became known in the West as the author of The Burn (Ожог, Ozhog, from 1975) and of Generations of Winter (Московская сага, Moskovskaya Saga, from 1992), a family saga following three generations of the Gradov family between 1925 and 1953.
Occupation & Career
screenwriter, poet, writer, novelist, physician, teacher
Education
First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Russian Booker Prize; Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres; Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan"
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" · Russian Booker Prize
Employer
George Mason University
Education & Institutions
First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg
Verified Legacy Record
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Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q315185 · wikidata
Award
Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan"
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q315185 · wikidata
Family Father
Pavel Aksyonov
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q315185 · wikidata
Family Mother
Yevgenia Ginzburg
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q315185 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q315185 — wikidata View source
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