Vladimir Voinovich

Soviet russian writer and dissident (1932–2018).

Born September 26th, 1932 in Dushanbe. [ref]

Died July 27th, 2018 at 85 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Occupations
dissident, lyricist, painter, playwright, poet, prose writer, science fiction writer, writer
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain