Valentin Rasputin
Soviet and Russian writer (1937-2015) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 77
Valentin Grigoryevich Rasputin was a Soviet and Russian writer. He was born and lived much of his life in the Irkutsk Oblast in Eastern Siberia.
Valentin Rasputin is read about 171 times a day, in 36 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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2015Died14 March 20152011Order of Alexander NevskyAward2007Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd classAward2002Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th classAward1987Hero of Socialist LabourAwardOrder of LeninAward1981Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1971Order of the Badge of HonourAward1937Born15 March 1937
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Rasputin's works depict rootless urban characters and the fight for survival of centuries-old traditional rural ways of life, addressing complex questions of ethics and spiritual revival.
Country
Russia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 2015 · aged 77
