Semyon Babayevsky
Semyon Petrovich Babayevsky (June 6, 1909, Kunye, Izyumsky Uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire — March 28, 2000, Moscow, Russian Federation) was a Soviet writer, three times Stalin Prize laureate, best known for his novel The Golden Star Chavalier (1947-1948) and the second part of it, Light Above the Land (1949-1950).
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Semyon Babayevsky
- Name
- Semyon Babayevsky
- Born
- 6 June 1909
- Birthplace
- Kunye, Izyumsky Uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire
- Died
- 28 March 2000
- Place of death
- Moscow, Russian Federation
- Awards
- Stalin Prize of first degree (1949), Stalin Prize of second degree (1950, 1951)
- Birth Name
- Semyon Petrovich Babayevsky
- Nationality
- Russian Empire · Soviet Union · Russia
- Occupation
- writer · politician · journalist
- Fields
- literature · journalism
- Education
- Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
- Honours
- Stalin Prize · Order of the Patriotic War and 2nd class · Order of the Red Banner of Labour · Medal For the Defence of the Caucasus
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Semyon Petrovich Babayevsky (June 6, 1909, Kunye, Izyumsky Uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire — March 28, 2000, Moscow, Russian Federation) was a Soviet writer, three times Stalin Prize laureate, best known for his novel The Golden Star Chavalier (1947-1948) and the second part of it, Light Above the Land (1949-1950).
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Semyon Babayevsky studied at Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is literature and journalism. Positions recorded include deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Distinctions recorded are Stalin Prize, Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class, Order of the Red Banner of Labour and Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus".
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• Name — Semyon Babayevsky • Born — 6 June 1909 • Birthplace — Kunye, Izyumsky Uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire • Died — 28 March 2000 • Place of death — Moscow, Russian Federation • Period — 1935—1980s • Genre — Fiction (Socialist Realism) • Subject — Collectivization • Notable Works — The Golden Star Chavalier (1947—1948) • Awards — Stalin Prize of first degree (1949), Stalin Prize of second degree (1950, 1951) • Birth Name — Semyon Petrovich Babayevsky
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