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Georgi Nikolayevich Vladimov

げおるぎー・にこらえゔぃち・うらじーもふ

Georugī Nikoraevichi Urajīmovu

Aliases: Georgi Volosevich / Волосевич

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1931-02-19 (Kharkiv)
Died
2003-10-19 (Frankfurt) age 72
Nationality
Russian
Languages
Russian
Residence History
Kharkiv → Moscow → Frankfurt

Career

Occupations
writer, dissident
Active Years
1961-2003
Affiliations
Amnesty International Moscow section

Education

Saint Petersburg State University
Country: Soviet Union

Awards

Russian Booker Prize
1995
Work: The General and His Army
Result: 受賞
Andrei Sakharov Prize for Writer's Civic Courage
2000
Work: The General and His Army
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Faithful Ruslan

1975 novel

The tale of a guard dog in a Soviet Gulag, told from the dog's perspective.

GulagloyaltySoviet regime

The Great Ore

1961 novel

Three Minutes of Silence

1969 novel

The General and His Army

1994 novel

Novel on General Chibisov and General Vlasov.

Bibliography

  • The Great Ore (1961)
  • Three Minutes of Silence (1969)
  • Faithful Ruslan (1975)
  • The Sixth Soldier (1981)
  • Pay No Attention, Maestro (1983)
  • The General and His Army (1994)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
dissident literaturesamizdat
Recurring Motifs
Soviet regime critiqueloyalty and betrayal

Legacy

Russian dissident writer known for Faithful Ruslan. Emigrated to West Germany in 1983.

Trivia

  • Real family name is Volosevich.
  • Became leader of the Moscow section of Amnesty International in 1977.
  • Emigrated to West Germany in 1983.