Dmitry Bykov

1967 -

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

genre: prose, poetry, opinion journalism, biography

country of citizenship: Soviet Union, Russia

native language: Russian

languages spoken, written or signed: Russian

educated at: MSU Faculty of Journalism

occupation: journalist, poet, writer, literary critic, biographer, science fiction writer, film critic, public figure, prosaist, pedagogue, teacher, columnist, mind gamer, opinion journalist

award received: Полдень, Golden Pen of Russia, Bolshaya Kniga Award, National Bestseller Prize, Silver Play Button

Dmitry Lvovich Bykov (Russian: Дмитрий Львович Быков, IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ˈlʲvovʲɪdʑ ˈbɨkəf] ; born 20 December 1967) is a Russian writer, poet, literary critic and journalist. He is also known as biographer of Boris Pasternak, Bulat Okudzhava and Maxim Gorky. Source: Wikipedia (en)