He died writer Grigory Baklanov
MOSCOW, December 23. In Moscow on 87 th year of life, died a famous Soviet writer, soldier Grigory Baklanov.
Gregory Baklanov was born September 11, 1923 in Voronezh. In 1941 he went to the front rank and file. He fought in the North-Western Front, in the 387th Artillery Regiment 34th Army. On the front was sent to artillery school. At the end of his fighting in the South-West, 3 rd Ukrainian Front. Was seriously wounded, ended the war commander artdiviziona. Member of the CPSU since 1942.
After the war Baklanov entered the Literary Institute. Gorky, who graduated in 1951. The first story was published in the journal "Peasant Woman" in 1951. At the beginning of a creative way the writer asked if the new direction of Russian literature - the "village prose", but it is known Baklanov brought the first story about the war - "Nine days (south of the main attack)" (1958) and instantly became a famous "inch of land" (1959) telling about the fate of the common man at the front. The same theme appeared in the center of attention and follow the author's works: the story of Dead shame not imut "(1961), the novel" July 41 of the Year "(1964), in which the writer one of the first raised the issue of Stalin's responsibility for the defeat of the Red Army in the early war.
Again Baklanov announced himself as a writer-soldier tale "Forever - nineteen" (1979), on the fate of young guys - yesterday's schoolchildren - got to the front. This story was awarded the USSR State Prize (1982).
By Grigory Baklanov scenarios were filmed many movies: "Knowing the white light", "was the month of May."
From 1986 to 1993, Baklanov was chief editor of the Banner.
In 1993, signed a "Letter of forty-two."
Awarded the Order of the Red Star, Order of the Patriotic War, 1 st century., Order of Labor Red Banner, Order of the Badge of Honor, the Order of Friendship of Peoples, the Order of Merit for the Fatherland "3 tbsp., Medals. Member of the Union of Soviet Writers (1956), laureate of State Prize of Russia (1998).
Chairman of the Commission on the literary heritage Kamil Ikramov (1990), co-fund "Banner" (1993). Academician of the Academy of Arts of Russia (since 1995), a member of the Council for Culture and Arts under the President of Russia (1996-2001).
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