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Sergey Dmitriev

b. 1959

Russian writer

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Born 1959. Sergey Dmitriev is a Russian prose writer, opinion journalist, poet, historian, editing staff and writer.

Sergei Nikolaevich Dmitriyev (; born 10 June 1959 in Veliky Novgorod, RSFSR, USSR) is a Russian Soviet writer, prose writer, publicist, poet and editor, and a candidate of historical sciences. Member and secretary of the Board of the Union of Writers of Russia since 2004. Editor-in-chief of the Molodaya Gvardiya publishing house (1990-1994) and (since 1994). He is a.

Biography He was born on 10 June 1959 in Veliky Novgorod in the Russian SFSR. From 1976 to 1980, he studied in the history department of the Lenin Moscow State Pedagogical Institute. In 1989, he defended his dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Historical Sciences at the Institute of History of the USSR Academy of Sciences on the topic: "The Union of Unions during the First Russian Revolution". From 1981 to 1994, he worked at the Molodaya Gvardiya publishing house: from 1981 to 1990, he served as junior editor, editor, and head of the political literature editorial department; from 1990 to 1994, he was the editor-in-chief of this publishing house. Since 1994, he has been the editor-in-chief of the Veche publishing house. Sergei Dmitriyev has contributed to the publication of over 10,000 different book editions.

He is the author of the "Poetic Places of Russia" project and a member of the board of the A.S. Griboyedov Cultural Heritage Foundation.

Awards Order of Friendship (28 March 2019) — for significant contribution to the development of Russian culture and art, mass media, and long-term fruitful work Pushkin Medal (14 June 2012) — for merits in the development of mass media, culture, and long-term fruitful work Medal "For Distinguished Labour" Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" Certificate of Honor of the Government of the Russian Federation (17 May 2021) — for services to the development of domestic media and long-term conscientious work

Titles (2 August 2006) — for services to culture, print, television and radio broadcasting, and long-term fruitful work. Prizes (2021) — for a series of books on military-patriotic themes Prize of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (2020 — "for the preparation, design, and publication of the collection 'The Best Books on Intelligence'")

Laureate of the Valentin Pikul Literary Prize (2005)

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1959, Veliky Novgorod
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Awards
Order of Friendship; Pushkin Medal; Medal "For Distinguished Labour"; Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"; Prize of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the field of culture and art; Merited worker of culture of the Russian Federation; Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour; Medal VDNKh; Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords

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Who is Sergey Dmitriev?

Russian writer

When was Sergey Dmitriev born?

Sergey Dmitriev was born in 1959 in Veliky Novgorod.

What is Sergey Dmitriev's occupation?

Sergey Dmitriev is a prose writer, opinion journalist, poet, historian, editing staff and writer.

What nationality is Sergey Dmitriev?

Sergey Dmitriev is Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sergey Dmitriev

· Wikidata: Q109489684

· DBpedia: Sergei Dmitriyev

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