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- Vasil Uladzimiravič Bykaŭ (also spelled Vasil Bykov, Belarusian: Васі́ль Уладзі́міравіч Бы́каў, Russian: Василь Влади́мирович Быков; 19 June 1924 – 22 June 2003) was a Belarusian Soviet dissident, junior lieutenant, opposition politician, and author of novels and novellas about World War II.
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Vasil Uladzimiravič Bykaŭ (also spelled Vasil Bykov, Belarusian: Васі́ль Уладзі́міравіч Бы́каў, Russian: Василь Влади́мирович Быков; 19 June 1924 – 22 June 2003) was a Belarusian Soviet dissident, junior lieutenant, opposition politician, and author of novels and novellas about World War II.
The books were written in Belarusian but translated into Russian, often by himself. Several of his books have appeared in English, often translated from the Russian rather than Belarusian. He was a deputy in the Supreme Soviet on several occasions. He died in 2003.
Vasil Uładzimiravič Bykaŭ (June 19, 1924 – June 22, 2003) was an author of many novels and novellas about World War II. He is a big figure in Belarusian literature and civic thought. The writer's talent earned him endorsements for the Nobel Prize nomination from, among others, Nobel Prize laureates Joseph Brodsky and Czesław Miłosz .
Vasíl Uładzímiravič Býkaŭ (often spelled Vasil Bykov, Belarusian: Васі́ль Уладзі́міравіч Бы́каў, (June 19, 1924 – June 22, 2003) was a prolific author of novels and novellas about World War II and a significant figure in Belarusian literature and civic thought.
Bykaŭ was one of the most admired writers in the Soviet Union. In 1980 he was awarded the honorific title of People's Writer of the Belarusian SSR. Outside of his native country, Vasil Bykaŭ is the most widely read Belarusian writer. During the Soviet period, his works were translated into most major languages of the world.
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Vasil Bykaŭ has 64 books on Goodreads with 3522 ratings. Vasil Bykaŭ’s most popular book is Сотников.
Bykaŭ, Vasilʹ, 1924-2003, Authors, Belarusian -- 20th century -- Biography, Dissenters -- Belarus -- Biography, Écrivains biélorusses -- 20e siècle -- Biographies, Dissidents -- Biélorussie -- Biographies Publisher Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor
