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Leonid Maximovič Leonov
1899 – 1994
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryLeonid Maksimovich Leonov was a Soviet novelist and playwright of socialist realism. His works have been compared with Dostoevsky's deep psychological torment.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 19, 1899
Moscow
Date of death
August 8, 1994
Moscow
Citizenship
Soviet Union · Russian Empire · Russia
Occupations & fields
playwrightwriterjournalistprose writerpoliticianpoet
Awards & honours
Stalin PrizeUSSR State PrizeOrder of LeninHero of Socialist LabourOrder of the October RevolutionOrder of the Patriotic War, 1st class
- Field and occupation
- ruský a sovětský spisovatel a dramatik
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