Chronicler of Soviet childhood: writer Vladislav Krapivin died
2020-09-01T11:14:46.077Z
On September 1, at the age of 82, the writer, journalist and screenwriter Vladislav Krapivin died. He is known primarily as the author of literature for children. Among the most famous works of Krapivin are the novels “The Side is the Wind”, “The Shadow of the Caravel”, “The Squire Kashka”, “Lullaby for Brother”, the novel “Boy with a Sword” and other works. Vladislav Krapivin's books have been translated into English, Japanese, Spanish, Bulgarian and other languages, some of them have been filmed. In addition, the writer was engaged in pedagogy. He led the "Caravel" detachment, where he taught children the basics of navigation, fencing and journalism. Krapivin also taught classes at the school of literary skills for students at Tyumen State University. The International Children's Literary Prize was named in honor of the writer.
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