Vladimir Vasilyevich Karpov

Wladimir Wassiljewitsch Karpow ( Russian Владимир Васильевич Карпов ; born July 28, 1922 in Orenburg , † January 19, 2010 in Moscow ) was a Russian writer. His work, which is strongly autobiographical, deals primarily with military topics.

Life

Vladimir Karpov grew up in Tashkent . From 1939 he attended the local infantry school . Before he could finish his training, he was arrested in 1941 on the basis of a denunciation and sentenced to five years imprisonment for allegedly "participating in a conspiracy against the existing social system" and denigrating Josef Stalin . After he had asked in several letters of petition to be drafted into military service, he was assigned to a penal company in October 1942 . Because of his bravery, his conviction was overturned in January 1943 and he was transferred to a regular reconnaissance unit .

After his discharge from military service, Vladimir Karpov continued his studies and published his first literary works. In 1947 he graduated from the military academy "MW Frunze" , in 1954 the Moscow Literature Institute Maxim Gorky , which he had attended in evening studies. Karpov then served in the Turkestan Military District for ten years .

In the mid-sixties he quit military service and worked as an editor and writer. From 1979 to 1986 he was editor-in-chief of Nowy Mir magazine . In 1986 he was elected chairman of the Soviet Writers' Union.

In the 1990s, Vladimir Karpov was largely forgotten. He caused a certain stir with his rather apologetic Stalin biography The Generalissimo , published in 2002 , which became one of his greatest successes as a writer.

Works

Двадцать четыре часа из жизни разведчика , (to German twenty-four hours from the life of a scout ), 1960
Командиры седеют рано , ( Commanders turn gray early ), 1965

Маршальский жезл , ( The Marshal's Scepter ), 1970

Взять живым! , ( Get him alive! ), 1974

Не мечом единым , ( Not from the sword alone ), 1979

Полководец , ( The Company Commander ), 1984

Маршал Жуков, его соратники и противники в годы войны и мира , ( Marshal Zhukov, comrade-in- arms and opponent in times of war and peace ), 1989

Маршал Жуков. Опала , ( Marshal Zhukov. Disgrace ), 1994

Расстрелянные маршалы , ( The Marshals killed ), 1999

Генералиссимус, в 2 томах , ( The Generalissimo ), 2002

Маршал Баграмян "Мы много пережили в тиши после войны" , ( Marshal Bagramjan: "In the quiet years after the war we experienced a lot" ), 2006

Individual evidence

↑ Article on Vladmir Karpov in the Krugosvet encyclopedia
↑ Нетипичный представитель , obituary for Vladimir Karpov in the Kommersant newspaper , January 20, 2010

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personal data
SURNAME	Karpov, Vladimir Vasilyevich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Карпов, Владимир Васильевич (Russian spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Russian author
DATE OF BIRTH	July 28, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH	Orenburg
DATE OF DEATH	January 19, 2010
Place of death	Moscow

[1] Article on Vladmir Karpov in the Krugosvet encyclopedia

[2] Нетипичный представитель , obituary for Vladimir Karpov in the Kommersant newspaper , January 20, 2010