Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award
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Edition 4 (2006) Winner
Vasily Ivanovich Belov
ワシリー・イワノビッチ・ベロー
Vasilii Ivanovich Belov
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-10-23 （Timonikha, Kharovsky District, Northern Krai (now Vologda Oblast)）
- Died
- 2012-12-04 （Vologda） age 80
- Nationality
- Soviet Union, Russia
- Languages
- Russian
- Religion
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Residence History
- Vologda → Moscow → Sokol
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet, dramatist
- Active Years
- 1961-2012
- Affiliations
- Union of Soviet Writers, Russian Writers' Union
- Memberships
- Union of Soviet Writers
- Influenced By
- Ivan Ilyin, Aleksander Yashin
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Gorky Literature Institute | — | Literature | — | 1959-1964 | Soviet Union |
| Professional college in Sokol | — | Carpentry | — | 1949 | Soviet Union |
Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
Literature
Period:
1959-1964
Year of Graduation:
1964
Country:
Soviet Union
Supported by Aleksander Yashin
Professional college in Sokol
Carpentry
Period:
1949
Year of Graduation:
1949
Country:
Soviet Union
Learned carpentry and joinery
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | USSR State Prize | — | — | Government of the Soviet Union | 受賞 |
| 2003 | State Prize of the Russian Federation | — | — | Government of the Russian Federation | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | — | — | Government of the Soviet Union | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Order of Lenin | — | — | Government of the Soviet Union | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Order 'For Merit to the Fatherland', 4th class | — | — | President of Russia | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Order of Honour | — | — | Government of Russia | 受賞 |
USSR State Prize
1981
Organization:
Government of the Soviet Union
Result:
受賞
State Prize of the Russian Federation
2003
Organization:
Government of the Russian Federation
Result:
受賞
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
1982
Organization:
Government of the Soviet Union
Result:
受賞
Order of Lenin
1984
Organization:
Government of the Soviet Union
Result:
受賞
Order 'For Merit to the Fatherland', 4th class
2003
Organization:
President of Russia
Result:
受賞
Order of Honour
2008
Organization:
Government of Russia
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Business as Usual
1966 NovellaA novella depicting village life, iconic in the Village Prose movement.
Village lifeTradition
Eves
1972 NovelA novel in three parts.
Rural lifeCriticism of collectivization
The Best is Yet to Come
1986 NovelNovel criticizing urban values.
Criticism of urbanizationMorality
The Year of a Major Breakdown
1989 NovelPart of an epic trilogy on the tragedy of collectivization.
BolsheviksDestruction of peasantry
Bibliography
- My Small Forest Village (1961)
- Village Berdyaika (1961)
- Sultry Summer (1963)
- Beyond the Three Voloks (1965)
- Business as Usual (1966)
- The Carpenter's Tales (1968)
- Vologda's Buktinas (1969)
- Eves (1972–1983)
- The Upbringing According to Dr. Spock (1974)
- The Best is Yet to Come (1986)
- Such Was the War (1987)
- The Year of a Major Breakdown (1989–1991)
- The Sixth Hour (The 1932 Chronicle)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Village ProseRealismEthnographic
- Recurring Motifs
- Rural lifeCriticism of collectivizationHarmony with naturePreservation of traditions
Health
-
Stroke2011Never fully recovered; triggered by church desecration.
Legacy
Prominent Village Prose writer, critic of Soviet rural policies, defender of Russian tradition and identity. Sold over 7 million copies.
Trivia
- Experienced severe hunger in childhood. Father killed in WWII.
- Personally financed and worked on restoring his baptismal church.