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USSR State Prize
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Vitaly Korotich
1936-05-26 – 2025-09-29
Life & Legacy
Vitaly Alekseevich Korotich (Russian: Виталий Алексеевич Коротич; Ukrainian: Віталій Олексійович Коротич, Vitaliy Oleksiyovych Korotych; 26 May 1936 – 29 September 2025) was a Soviet, Ukrainian and Russian writer, journalist, poet and KGB agent.
Occupation & Career
journalist, poet, screenwriter, columnist, editing staff, public figure, physician, media manager, prose writer, opinion journalist, translator, physicist, publisher, film producer, writer
Education
Kyiv State Medical Institute
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
USSR State Prize; Order of the October Revolution; Order of the Badge of Honour; Order of Honour; Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kyiv"; Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class; Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting; Zasłużony Działacz Kultury
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kyiv" · Order of Honour · Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class · Order of the Badge of Honour · Order of the October Revolution · USSR State Prize · Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting · Zasłużony Działacz Kultury
Employer
Boston University
Organizations & Memberships
USSR Union of Writers
Education & Institutions
Kyiv State Medical Institute
Verified Legacy Record
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Order of the October Revolution
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4234074 · wikidata
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Order of the Badge of Honour
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4234074 · wikidata
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Order of Honour
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4234074 · wikidata
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Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kyiv"
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4234074 · wikidata
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Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4234074 · wikidata
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Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4234074 · wikidata
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Zasłużony Działacz Kultury
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4234074 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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