Viktor Astafyev
Russian writer and playwright
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Viktor Petrovich Astafyev also spelled Astafiev or Astaf'ev, was a Soviet and Russian writer, playwright and screenwriter. He was recognized with the title Hero of Socialist Labour in 1989. Wikipedia
Born: May 1, 1924, Ovsyanka, Russia
Died: November 29, 2001 (age 77 years), Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Books: The photo I'm not in, Queen Fish, The Cursed and Killed, and more
Spouse: Maria Semyonovna Koryakina (m. 1945–2001)
Education: Fgbou Vo "Literaturnyy Institut Imeni A. M. Gor'kogo" (1959–1961)
Movies: Starfall, Viktor Astafev. Vesjoliy soldat, A Taiga Story, and more
Parents: Peter Pavlovich Astafiev and Lydia Ilinichna Potylitsina
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