Boris Polevoy

Boris Polevoy
Born
Boris Nikolayevich Kampov

17 March [O.S. 4 March] 1908
Died12 July 1981(1981-07-12) (aged 73)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Notable workStory of a Real Man

Boris Nikolayevich Polevoy (Russian: Бори́с Никола́евич Полево́й; 17 March [O.S. 4 March] 1908 – 12 July 1981) was a Soviet and Russian writer, screenwriter, journalist and war correspondent.[1] He is the author of the book Story of a Real Man about Soviet World War II fighter pilot Aleksey Maresyev.