Vera Chaplina
Vera Chaplina (1908–1994) was a Soviet screenwriter, zoologist and writer.
Also recorded as V. Chaplina · Vera Vasilievna Chaplina
Vera Chaplina
Book: Vera Chaplina. My animal friends (1939) London · Public domain
- Born
- 1908 · Moscow.
- Died
- 1994 · Moscow.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Occupation
- screenwriter · zoologist · writer
- Fields
- sketch story · short novel · screenplay
- Honours
- Medal For Distinguished Labour · Medal Veteran of Labour · Medal For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 · Medal In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow
- Languages
- Russian
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Biography
Born at Moscow in 1908, died in Moscow in 1994.
The recorded working language is Russian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are sketch story, short novel and screenplay. Employment is recorded with Moscow Zoo and Yekaterinburg Zoo. Distinctions recorded are Medal "For Distinguished Labour", Medal "Veteran of Labour", Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" and Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow".
Bear "Wrestler", the hero of the same story by Vera Chaplina. Moscow Zoo, 1927.
Mihail Zavadovsky. The New Zoo (Новый зоопарк). Moscow, 1927, p. 20.
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