Viktor Astafyev | |
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 Viktor Astafyev on a stamp of Abkhazia | |
| Born | Viktor Petrovich Astafyev 1 May 1924 Ovsyanka, Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Died | 29 November 2001 (aged 77) Krasnoyarsk |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Genre | Fiction |
Viktor Petrovich Astafyev also spelled Astafiev or Astaf'ev (Russian: Ви́ктор Петро́вич Аста́фьев; 1 May 1924 – 29 November 2001), was a Soviet and Russian writer, playwright and screenwriter. He was recognized with the title Hero of Socialist Labour in 1989.