Igor Afanasyev
Russian writer and veteran of the Afghan war.
About Igor Afanasyev
Born 1962. Igor Afanasyev is a Russian.
Igor Mixailovich Afanasyev is a Russian writer and veteran of the Afghan war. He was born in Pskov in 1962. He served in the Afghan war from 1983 to 1985, as a sapper in the eastern province of Ghazni. Afanasyev initially posted about his experiences of the war on the internet; this led to several books that have been acclaimed in his native Russia. Among these are:
Сапёр, который ошибся Солянка по-афгански
His work has been praised by Oleg Ermakov, another Afghan veteran-turned-writer.
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Who is Igor Afanasyev?
Russian writer and veteran of the Afghan war.
When was Igor Afanasyev born?
Igor Afanasyev was born in 1962 in Pskov.
What nationality is Igor Afanasyev?
Igor Afanasyev is Russian.
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