Konstantin Simonov

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

Born November 28th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died August 28th, 1979 at 63 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Occupations
journalist, playwright, poet, politician, prosaist, screenwriter, translator, war correspondent, writer
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