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Konstantin Simonov
Soviet writer, poet, playwright and wartime correspondent (1915–1979)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 15 November 1915
- Died
- 28 August 1979, 19 August 1979
- Conflict
- Battles of Khalkhin Gol, Eastern Front
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Konstantin, Kirill
- Family name
- Simonov
- Father
- Mikhail Simonov
- Mother
- Aleksandra Obolenskaya
- Child
- Aleksei Simonov
- Movement
- socialist realism
- Genre
- short novel, narrative poetry, verse, sketch story, novella, long poem, poetry, drama
- Field of work
- writer
- Occupation
- journalist, poet, translator, playwright, screenwriter, writer, prose writer, politician, war correspondent
- Position held
- deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Awards
- Stalin Prize, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the Red Banner, Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class, Lenin Prize, Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For the Defence of Odessa", Medal "For the Defence of Moscow", Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad", Medal "Veteran of Labour"
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- birth name
- Кирилл Михайлович Симонов
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Russian literature of the 20th century. Volume 3, 2005, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10, Faces of Moscow
- educated at
- Maxim Gorky Literature Institute, Moscow Institute of Philosophy, Literature, and History, V. I. Lenin Military-Political Academy
- end of work period
- 1979
- form of creative work
- novel
- languages spoken, written or signed
- Russian
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- USSR Union of Writers
- member of political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- name in native language
- Константин Михайлович Симонов
- patronym or matronym
- Mikhailovich
- place of burial
- Mahilow District
- start of work period
- 1936
- topic's main category
- Category:Konstantin Simonov
- writing language
- Russian
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