Anatoly Gladilin
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Anatoly Tikhonovich Gladilin (born August 21, 1935) is a Russia
n writer and poet who defected from the Soviet Union in 1976 and has since lived in Paris
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In the 1960s, he was one of the most famous and promising young Russian authors, along with Vasily Aksyonov
. In Paris, Gladilin worked for the Radio Liberty and the Deutsche Welle
. Among his published works in the West was a novel, FSSR: The French Soviet Socialist Republic - a tale of a Communist coup in France
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n writer and poet who defected from the Soviet Union in 1976 and has since lived in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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In the 1960s, he was one of the most famous and promising young Russian authors, along with Vasily Aksyonov
Vasily Aksyonov
Vasily Pavlovich Aksyonov was a Soviet and Russian novelist. He is known in the West as the author of The Burn and Generations of Winter , a family saga depicting three generations of the Gradov family between 1925 and 1953.-Early life:Vasily Aksyonov was...
. In Paris, Gladilin worked for the Radio Liberty and the Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle or DW, is Germany's international broadcaster. The service is aimed at the overseas market. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio on 98.7 DZFE in 30 languages . It has a satellite television service , that is available in four languages, and...
. Among his published works in the West was a novel, FSSR: The French Soviet Socialist Republic - a tale of a Communist coup in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Works
- Prognoz na zavtra (Forecast for tomorrow), 1972
- Moscow Racetrack: A Novel of Espionage at the Track (transl. J.G. Tucker and R. P. Schoenberg), Ardis Russian Literature Series.