Viktor Vasilyevich Smirnov: biography, books and photos

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During our life we manage to get to know many authors, writers, screenwriters, some of them are more famous, and some are less. Viktor Vasilyevich Smirnov is a highly respected and well-known writer, but we do not study his works at school. Sometimes the life of outstanding people is not filled with super interesting events, but it is still entertaining to learn their story.

Viktor Vasilyevich Smirnov: a brief biography of the early years of life

Viktor Vasilievich is a famous writer and screenwriter. He was born in Kyiv on March 12, 1933. As a child, the boy did not differ in anything special, he went to a regular school and was an exemplary student. After graduating from Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1956, he received a higher education. Below is a photo of Viktor Vasilyevich Smirnov.

In 1956-1959 he worked as a journalist in Siberia. Since 1959, he has been an employee of the Smena magazine, and in the 1960s and 70s of the Vokrug Sveta magazine.

Victor's family and childrenSmirnova

Smirnov had several marriages in his life. His first wife was Lydia Kvasnikova, deputy editor-in-chief of the Pionerskaya Pravda newspaper. After the first marriage, Viktor Vasilievich Smirnov left a son, born in 1958, his name is Ilya Smirnov. Some time later, the writer enters into a second marriage with Tamara Mikhailovna, now Smirnova. From his second marriage, Viktor Vasilyevich has three daughters: Ekaterina Smirnova, Vera Smirnova, and Tillo Elizaveta.

Smirnov Viktor Vasilyevich - writer and author of recognizable books

Viktor Vasilyevich is the author of several books in the prose genre. Among them:

• "In the small town of Lida";
• "Night Rider";
• "No turning back";
• "His Excellency's Adjutant";
• "Anxious month of spring";
• "Trust the beacons";
• "Three days near death";
• "Listen to the loud ringing bells".

These books were all written and published by the author between 1968 and 2001. Since 2001, published in the magazine "Friendship of Peoples".

One of the most famous books written by Viktor Vasilievich is the book "Night Motorcyclist". This work has been translated into more than 10 languages, including: English, French, Bulgarian, German, Spanish, Czech, Italian, Serbian, Polish and others.

In addition to books, Smirnov also studiedwriting movie scripts. There are about 14 scenarios in total, including "Secret fairway" and "Privalov millions".

Awards and achievements of Smirnov

Viktor Vasilyevich Smirnov is a laureate of the 1989 State Prize. He is not just a writer and author of a large number of famous books, Viktor Vasilyevich is an Honored Art Worker of Ukraine. He has the Dovzhenko Gold Medal for the introduction of the military theme into the cinema. He has the following rewards in his arsenal:

• in 1958 - a member of the Society of Journalists of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics;
• in 1973 - the award of the Writers' Union of the USSR;
• in 1976 - an award from the Union of Cinematographers of the USSR;
• in 1977 - recognized as the Honored Art Worker of Ukraine;
• in 1989 - State Prize of the RSFSR.

Bibliography and the author's most popular books

Among other books by the author, such stories are known as:

• "One Horsepower" (1964);
• "Pay for Courage" (1964);
• "Bitterness of Our Victories" (1991);
• "My Witch" (2015).

One of the most famous books by Smirnov Viktor Vasilievich is the book "The alarming month of spring".

This book can be attributed, rather, to the adventure novel genre. She talks about the period (September 1944) when the front moved far to the west. Howeverinside one old Ukrainian village, the Bandera people continue to look for something. The fighters of the fighter regiment enter the fight and fight with the gang. But that is not the point of the story. Throughout the novel, the reader will be worried about the fate of the protagonist's family, and especially his daughter.

Another equally popular book by the author is "Night Rider". It is she who has been translated into many languages and is read in different countries of the world. The book tells about life in a small town in Siberia - Kolodino. Here the murder of an engineer by the name of Oseev takes place. The murder weapon is a knife, which belongs to the local hunter Shabashnikov. Naturally, the main suspicion falls on him. But is it? You can find out by reading the action-packed story by Viktor Vasilyevich Smirnov.

Smirnov has an amazingly fascinating and gripping story written in two books. The general title is "Nine Lives of Nestor Makhno". The author describes the fate and life of the famous ataman Makhno. An ordinary boy from an ordinary peasant family was destined to spend several years in the walls of the Butyrka prison, and then, carried away by the ideas of anarchism, lead a whole detachment. The book is based on real events.

In 2009, the author wrote a book called "No Turning Back". Like most of the author's stories, this book contains a historical essence. Did the war end in May 1945? The author writes about the subsequent echoes of the war, which dragged on for a long time to distant Siberian towns. What was it and why didn't it end with the last shot in May of thatof the year? A film was made based on this work.

Books by Viktor Vasilyevich Smirnov do not need reviews, they are always interesting to read in one breath. When reading the works, many conflicting feelings will arise in the soul of the reader.