Vasily Aksyonov

Soviet writer.

Born August 20th, 1932 in Kazan. [ref]

Died July 6th, 2009 at 76 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease). [ref]

Occupations
novelist, physician, poet, screenwriter, teacher, writer
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