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Leonid Sergeevich Sobolev
Леонид Соболев
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21 July 1898 - 17 February 1971
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Born in Irkutsk in the family of a retired military officer. After moving to St. Petersburg he studied in the cadet corps, then in the Naval School. In 1918, after graduation, he volunteered for the Red Fleet, served in naval service until 1931.
Since the late 20s, he began to publish stories and essays on naval themes. In 1933 he published the novel “Capital Repair”, which brought him to the first row of Soviet writers. In 1942, a collection of short stories “Sea Soul” was published, awarded the
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Born in Irkutsk in the family of a retired military officer. After moving to St. Petersburg he studied in the cadet corps, then in the Naval School. In 1918, after graduation, he volunteered for the Red Fleet, served in naval service until 1931.
Since the late 20s, he began to publish stories and essays on naval themes. In 1933 he published the novel “Capital Repair”, which brought him to the first row of Soviet writers. In 1942, a collection of short stories “Sea Soul” was published, awarded the following year with the Stalin Prize. After the war, Leonid Sobolev continues to write works of military themes, among which the most famous is the story “Green Ray”.