Aleksey Tolstoy

1882,1883 - 1945

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Movement: socialist realism

Genre: historical novel, science fiction literature

Country of citizenship: Russian Empire, Russian Republic, France, Soviet Union

Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian

Educated at: Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology

Occupation: playwright, writer, poet, novelist, children's writer, screenwriter, science fiction writer, politician

Award received: Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

Position held: deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

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Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Толстой; 10 January 1883 [O.S. 29 December 1882] – 23 February 1945) was a Russian writer whose works span across many genres, but mainly belonged to science fiction and historical fiction. Despite having opposed the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, he was able to return to Russia six years later and live a privileged life as a highly paid author, reputedly a millionaire, who adapted his writings to conform to the line laid down by the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks). Source: Wikipedia (en)