Yury Kazakov | |
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Born | Moscow, USSR | August 8, 1927
Died | November 29, 1982 Moscow, USSR | (aged 55)
Resting place | Vagankovo Cemetery, Moscow |
Alma mater | Maxim Gorky Literature Institute |
Yuri Pavlovich Kazakov (Russian: Юрий Павлович Казаков; August 8, 1927 – November 29, 1982[1]) was a Russian author of short stories, often compared to Anton Chekhov and Ivan Bunin. Born in Moscow, he started out as a jazz musician, but turned to publishing his stories in 1952. He attended the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute, graduating in 1958.