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Grigory Baklanov

Soviet Russian novelist and short story writer (1923-2009) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 86

Grigory Yakovlevich Baklanov was a Soviet and Russian writer, well known for his novels about World War II, and as the editor of the literary magazine Znamya.

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A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 2026

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Awards

USSR State Prize
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Order of the Red Star
Order of the Badge of Honour
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Medal "For the Capture of Budapest"
Medal "For the Capture of Vienna"
Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"

About this person

Becoming the editor in 1986, during Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms, Baklanov published the works that were previously banned by Soviet censors; his drive for glasnost boosted the magazine's circulation to 1 million copies.

Country
Russia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2009 · aged 86

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