Konstantin Simonov

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

Born November 28th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.

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

Occupations
journalist, playwright, poet, politician, prose writer, screenwriter, translator, war correspondent, writer
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner