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Konstantin Simonov

Konstantin Simonov

Known for

Writing

Born

November 28, 1915

Birthplace

Petrograd, Russian SFSR

Died

August 28, 1979 (aged 63)

Biography

Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov, born Kirill (Russian: Константин Михайлович Симонов, 28 November [O.S. 15 November] 1915 – 28 August 1979), was a Soviet author and a war poet. He was a playwright and a wartime correspondent, most famous for his poem Wait for Me.

Best known work

Pirosmani

Pirosmani

1969
Twenty Days Without War

Twenty Days Without War

1976
On the Road to Berlin

On the Road to Berlin

2015
Normandy - Neman

Normandy - Neman

1960
The Alive and the Dead

The Alive and the Dead

1964
The Russian Question

The Russian Question

1948
Retribution

Retribution

1969
The Fourth

The Fourth

1972
Wait for Me

Wait for Me

1943
The Immortal Garrison

The Immortal Garrison

1956

Filmography

  1. 2016

    Legends of CinemaTV

    as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

  2. 2015

  3. 2005

    When Idols Were GoneTV

    as Himself / ArchiveFootage (1 episode)

  4. 1988

    The Tale of Marshal Konev

    as Self (archive)

  5. 1981

  6. 1980

  7. 1979

  8. 1978

  9. 1976

    Twenty Days Without War

    as Narrator (voice), screenwriter, Writer

  10. 1976

    The Ordinary Arctic

    as Himself, Writer

  11. 1975

    A Soldier Was Walking...

    as Self (voice), Writer

  12. 1975

  13. 1974

  14. 1972

    The Fourth

    Theatre Play

  15. 1970

    The Polynin Case

    Writer, Book

  16. 1969

    Pirosmani

    Script Consultant

  17. 1969

  18. 1967

  19. 1965

  20. 1964

  21. 1963

    Levashov

    Writer

  22. 1962

    Fourth

    Novel

  23. 1960

  24. 1956

  25. 1955

    Dobré jméno

    Theatre Play

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