Vasily Azhayev
Illustration — Vasily Azhayev (in sunglasses) with Paul Wiens (left), Yevgeniy Dolmatovsky (right), and Grete Weiskopf, 1954 Vasily Nikolayevich Azhayev (born – April 27, 1968) was a Soviet and Russian writer. He is best known as the author of the novel Daleko ot Moskvy ("Далеко от Москвы"; Far from Moscow), which was published in 1948. The novel was awarded the Stalin Prize of first degree in 1949.
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- Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
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- Stalin Prize · Order of the Red Banner of Labour · State Stalin Prize and 1st degree
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1915
Vasily Azhayev born at Moscow Governorate.
1968
Vasily Azhayev died at Moscow.
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It later served as the basis for several eponymous film, stage and TV adaptations, and an opera. Prior to this, he was repressed during the Great Purge (1935—1937), and was sent to the Far East. After his release, he graduated from the Maxim Gorky Literary Instiute by correspondence in 1944. He later wrote an autobiographical novel entitled "The Wagon", which was published after his death in 1988, about his experiences as a political prisoner during the repressions.
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Vasily Azhayev (2 December 1915 – 27 April 1968) was a writer. Vasily Azhayev was born on 2 December 1915 and died on 27 April 1968.
For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Zentralbild Illner 8.3.1954 Konferenz junger Autoren in Leipzig Im Beisien von 400 Nachwuchsschriftstellern wurde am 6. und 7. März 1954 in Leipzig die erste Konferenz junger Autoren unserer Republik durchgeführt. Die Konferenz erarbeite
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For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Zentralbild Illner 8.3.1954 Konferenz junger Autoren in Leipzig Im Beisein von 400 Nachwuchsschriftstellern wurde am 6. und 7. März 1954 in Leipzig die erste Konferenz junger Autoren unserer Republik durchgeführt. Die Konferenz erarbeite
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