Vladimir Gubarev
Soviet writer and journalist
About Vladimir Gubarev
Lived 1938 – 2022 (aged 83). Vladimir Gubarev was a Russian science fiction writer, journalist, playwright, prose writer, screenwriter and writer.
Vladimir Stepanovich Gubarev (; 26 August 1938 – 25 January 2022) was a Belarusian writer, playwright, screenwriter and journalist.
Life and career Born in Mogilev, Gubarev started his career as a Pravda journalist, where he specialized in science-related themes, and particularly space flights. He adapted several of his reports into plays and screenplays. The drama was nominated at 1987 Laurence Olivier Awards for Best New Play. Gubarev died in Moscow on 25 January 2022, at the age of 83.
When Valery Legasov recorded the Chernobyl Tapes in his home in Moscow, They were labelled 'For Gubarev'. When the KGB recovered the tapes after Legasov's suicide, after they were confiscated, Gubarev was given the tapes and published them into the Pravda newspaper.
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Who was Vladimir Gubarev?
Soviet writer and journalist (1938–2022)
When was Vladimir Gubarev born?
Vladimir Gubarev was born on 26 August 1938 in Mahilyow.
When did Vladimir Gubarev die?
Vladimir Gubarev died on 25 January 2022 in Moscow.
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Vladimir Gubarev was a science fiction writer, journalist, playwright, prose writer, screenwriter and writer.
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Vladimir Gubarev was Russian.
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