Vasily Belov, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Vasily Belov

writer

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1932

Date of Death: 04-Dec-2012

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, novelist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Vasily Ivanovich Belov (Russian: ????´??? ???´????? ????´?; 23 October 1932 – 4 December 2012) was a Soviet Russian writer, poet and dramatist, who published more than sixty books which sold (as of 1998) seven million copies.
A prominent member of the influential 1970s–1980s derevenschiki movement, Belov's best known novels include Business as Usual (????????? ????, 1966), Eves (??????, 1972–1987), Everything's Ahead (??? ???????, 1986) and The Year of a Major Breakdown (??? ???????? ????????, 1989–1994). Vasily Belov was a harsh critic of the Soviet rural policies (particularly collectivisation), which he felt were dominated by the cosmopolitan doctrines aiming at repressing the Russian national identity.
Even detractors, though, praised Vasily Belov's tough stance on ecological issues and his activities aimed at restoration of the old Russian historic sites and churches.
A great admirer of Ivan Ilyin and his legacy, Belov financed the publication of the first Complete Ilyin collection and wrote a preface for it.Vasily Belov, the USSR State Prize (1981) and the State Prize of the Russian Federation (2003) laureate, was also a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1982), the Order of Lenin (1984), the Order of Merit for the Fatherland (IV, 2003) and the Order of Honour (2003).