Boris Polevoy | |
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Born | Boris Nikolayevich Kampov 17 March [O.S. 4 March] 1908 |
Died | 12 July 1981 Moscow, Soviet Union | (aged 73)
Notable work | Story 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.