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Boris Polevoy

Soviet writer (1908-1981) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 73

Boris Nikolayevich Polevoy was a Soviet and Russian writer, screenwriter, journalist and war correspondent. He is the author of the book The Story of a Real Man about Soviet World War II fighter pilot Aleksey Maresyev.

Boris Polevoy is read about 87 times a day, in 29 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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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 October Revolution
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Order of the Red Star
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad"
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"

About this person

Country
Russia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1981 · aged 73

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In the same film or series as Boris

Vasili MerkuryevAlso in Story of a Real Man (1948)Irma RaushAlso in Doctor Vera (1968)Arvo KruusementAlso in I Am Bereza (1964)