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Mikhail Sholokhov

Writing
78 years oldVeshenskaya, Russian Empire

Biography

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov (May 24, 1905 – February 21, 1984) was a Soviet novelist and winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is known for writing about life and fate of Don Cossacks during the Russian Revolution, the civil war and the period of collectivization, primarily in his most famous novel, And Quiet Flows the Don. The authorship of even his most famous texts has been widely disputed.

Personal Details

Born
May 24, 1905 - February 21, 1984 (age 78)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Veshenskaya, Russian Empire
Known For
Writing

Also Known As

Михаил Александрович Шолохов
Михаил Шолохов