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Konstantin Simonov

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Soviet writer, poet, playwright and wartime correspondent (1915-1979)

WritersLived 1915 to 1979 · aged 63
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Languages30
Peak1980s
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Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov, born Kirill Mikhailovich Simonov, was a Soviet author, war poet, playwright and wartime correspondent, arguably most famous for his 1941 poem "Wait for Me".

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Konstantin Simonov (center) and Ilya Vlasenko (right) during Battle of Kursk, 1943Konstantin Simonov (center) and Ilya Vlasenko (right) during Battle of Kursk, 1943Memorial stone dedicated to the memory of Konstantin Simonov, erected on Buinichi field, near MogilevMemorial stone dedicated to the memory of Konstantin Simonov, erected on Buinichi field, near Mogilev

Awards 27

1974Hero of Socialist Labour
1974Lenin Prize
1950Stalin Prize
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Order of the Red Banner
Order of Lenin
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
Order of the Badge of Honour
Medal "For the Defence of Odessa"
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad"
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
Medal "For the Liberation of Prague"
Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"
Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR
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"
Order of the White Lion
Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945
Order of Sukhbaatar
Badge "25 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War"
Badge “Participant in the battles of Khalkhin Gol”
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Alexander RosenbaumAlso won colonelInnokenty SmoktunovskyAlso won Badge "25 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War"Khorloogiin ChoibalsanAlso won Badge “Participant in the battles of Khalkhin Gol”Aleksei AntonovAlso won Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945Sergey MikhalkovAlso won Medal "For the Liberation of Prague"Yuri NikulinAlso won Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR

About this person

Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 1979 · aged 63
Written about in
30 languages

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