Yury Kazakov

Yury Kazakov
Born(1927-08-08)August 8, 1927
Moscow, USSR
DiedNovember 29, 1982(1982-11-29) (aged 55)
Moscow, USSR
Resting placeVagankovo Cemetery, Moscow
Alma materMaxim 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.

  1. ^ "Могилы знаменитостей. Некрополи Москвы. Ваганьковское кладбище. Юрий Павлович Казаков (1927-1982)". m-necropol.ru. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-10-31.