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Also known as Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov, Konstantin M. Simonov, Kirill M. Simonov

Soviet writer, poet, playwright and wartime correspondent (1915-1979)

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Konstantin Simonov (1915–1979) was a Soviet journalist, poet, translator, and playwright. Born in Saint Petersburg, he was a member of the USSR Union of Writers and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. His literary work, written in Russian, encompassed narrative poetry, verse, sketch stories, and novellas within the socialist realism movement. Notable works include *We have seen America*, *Ich sah das Vernichtungslager*, *Russkiĭ vopros*, *Парень из нашего города*, and *The Russians*.

Simonov began his professional career in 1936. He received education at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute, the Moscow Institute of Philosophy, Literature, and History, and the V. I. Lenin Military-Political Academy. During his life, he participated in the Battles of Khalkhin Gol and the Eastern Front while maintaining allegiance to the Soviet Union. He was married to Valentina Serova and died in Moscow.

His awards included the Stalin Prize, the Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", the Order of the Red Banner, and the Order of Lenin.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1915
Died
1979
Works
60

Top works

  • We have seen America
  • Ich sah das Vernichtungslager
  • Russkiĭ vopros
  • Парень из нашего города
  • The Russians

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Film & TV

Writing · Petrograd, Russian SFSR

Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov, born Kirill (Russian: Константин Михайлович Симонов, 28 November [O.S. 15 November] 1915 – 28 August 1979), was a Soviet author and a war poet. He was a playwright and a wartime correspondent, most famous for his poem Wait for Me.

Known for

  • Legends of Cinema — Self (archive footage)2016
  • When Idols Were Gone — Himself / ArchiveFootage2005
  • The Tale of Marshal Konev — Self (archive)1988
  • Twenty Days Without War — Narrator (voice), screenwriter1976
  • The Ordinary Arctic — Himself1976
  • A Soldier Was Walking... — Self1975

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Soviet Union
Active from
1915
Active to
1979

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
18

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Simonow, Konstantin (1915-1979) – Frühe Texte der Holocaust- und Lagerliteratur 1933 bis 1949

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Name Simonow, Konstantin Geschlecht männlich Geburtsdatum 28. November 1915 Geburtsort Sankt Petersburg Sterbedatum 28. August 1979 Sterbeort Moskau Tätigkeit Schriftsteller, Kriegsberichterstatter, Dichter, Übersetzer, Dramatiker, Journalist, Prosaist, Politiker, Drehbuchautor Externe Referenzen

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Works in European collections

4 objects attributed to Konstantin Simonov, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov, born Kirill Mikhailovich Simonov (Russian: Константи́н Миха́йлович Си́монов, 28 November [O.S. 15 November] 1915 – 28 August 1979), was a Soviet author, war poet, playwright and wartime correspondent, arguably most famous for his 1941 poem "Wait for Me".

Early years

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