Semyon Babayevsky

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Semyon Babayevsky
BornSemyon Petrovich Babayevsky
(1909-06-06)June 6, 1909
Kunye, Izyumsky Uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedMarch 28, 2000(2000-03-28) (aged 90)
Moscow, Russian Federation
Period1935-1980s
GenreFiction (Socialist Realism)
SubjectCollectivization
Notable worksThe Golden Star Chavalier (1947-1948)
Notable awards Stalin Prize (1949, 1950, 1951)

Semyon Petrovich Babayevsky ( ‹See Tfd› Russian : Семён Петро́вич Бабае́вский, June 6, 1909, Kunye, Izyumsky Uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire - March 28, 2000, Moscow, Russian Federation) was a Soviet writer, three times Stalin Prize laureate, best known for his novel The Golden Star Chavalier (1947-1948) and the second part of it, Light Above the Land (1949-1950). [1]

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References

  1. "Semyon Petrovich Babayevsky". www.krugosvet.ru. Retrieved 2012-12-01.